Gay

Given to 19,367 US babies since 1883 · Not recorded since 1982

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1943

487 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

19,367

since 1883

Born a Gay? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Gay was most popular in 1943, when 487 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.35 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Gay in 2025. Not recorded since 1982.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
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1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	6	9237	<5	—
1981	<5	—	<5	—
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	10	6189	<5	—
1978	8	6948	<5	—
1977	13	4942	<5	—
1976	16	3963	<5	—
1975	30	2565	<5	—
1974	30	2497	6	4634
1973	22	3015	<5	—
1972	59	1565	6	4441
1971	78	1364	5	4907
1970	122	1017	7	3836
1969	127	943	6	3935
1968	169	767	6	3673
1967	178	735	5	3966
1966	235	620	9	2784
1965	302	548	7	3244
1964	350	526	7	3282
1963	381	497	8	3044
1962	445	462	6	3640
1961	596	395	8	3097
1960	626	381	11	2535
1959	682	362	10	2663
1958	488	425	14	2177
1957	584	374	13	2274
1956	528	389	26	1532
1955	496	395	14	2139
1954	632	338	25	1525
1953	579	349	26	1480
1952	643	318	19	1749
1951	541	342	35	1242
1950	481	359	24	1499
1949	488	356	23	1544
1948	472	358	39	1145
1947	542	340	25	1482
1946	485	335	19	1642
1945	395	345	31	1180
1944	397	344	26	1311
1943	487	315	24	1431
1942	388	354	28	1316
1941	367	343	42	987
1940	308	378	19	1573
1939	338	346	35	1085
1938	323	362	30	1199
1937	340	345	27	1288
1936	319	353	31	1182
1935	266	394	32	1165
1934	236	427	28	1266
1933	227	429	26	1310
1932	217	448	29	1254
1931	166	501	27	1333
1930	155	545	35	1190
1929	114	653	30	1296
1928	91	742	30	1323
1927	82	800	28	1407
1926	80	814	23	1565
1925	82	819	30	1332
1924	59	992	29	1380
1923	69	885	17	1941
1922	55	1008	19	1827
1921	56	1003	25	1509
1920	57	968	27	1416
1919	67	850	17	1882
1918	64	894	15	2073
1917	74	800	27	1322
1916	68	820	25	1374
1915	59	850	22	1454
1914	42	901	15	1608
1913	34	913	15	1365
1912	26	1003	13	1353
1911	23	898	6	1537
1910	26	845	9	1118
1909	26	791	<5	—
1908	20	882	<5	—
1907	25	749	5	1345
1906	15	965	5	1253
1905	15	968	<5	—
1904	16	910	<5	—
1903	18	813	6	1009
1902	17	849	<5	—
1901	13	918	<5	—
1900	18	885	<5	—
1899	26	606	7	857
1898	15	886	<5	—
1897	13	895	5	1057
1896	16	813	7	900
1895	10	1053	<5	—
1894	17	719	7	857
1893	17	713	<5	—
1892	18	685	6	956
1891	12	796	6	841
1890	16	667	8	739
1889	12	757	<5	—
1888	14	690	8	755
1887	10	733	<5	—
1886	5	1108	6	845
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	5	892