How popular is the name Gage?

Gage ranks 395th among boys' names in US records, with 70,130 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,384.

Is Gage a unisex name?

No. Gage is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2003, when 3,274 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Gauge, Gaige. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#395 of boy names

Pronounced G EY1 JH (ARPABET)

Gage is a boys' name, and first appears in 1914. It has been given to 70,130 children — the 395th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 69% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2003, when 3,274 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Gauge and Gaige — because they are pronounced identically.

2003Boys: 3,274Girls: 20

These spellings sound identical to Gage and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Gage?: Gage ranks 395th among boys' names in US records, with 70,130 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,384.
Is Gage a unisex name?: No. Gage is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Gage most popular?: 2003, when 3,274 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Gage spelled?: Gauge, Gaige. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.