Gaines vs Gaige

Side-by-side comparison of Gaines and Gaige - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Gaines

Boy name · Rank #6485

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Name B

Gaige

Boy name · Rank #6629

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Metric Gaines Gaige
Current Rank #6485 #6629
Total Births (all years) 1,717 4,417
Peak Year 1915 2007
Peak Year Births 32 279
Peak Decade 1920s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1989

Births by Decade

Decade Gaines Gaige
1880s 10 -
1890s 26 -
1900s 19 -
1910s 183 -
1920s 239 -
1930s 217 -
1940s 202 -
1950s 171 -
1960s 94 -
1970s 49 -
1980s 50 7
1990s 58 769
2000s 94 2,112
2010s 187 1,401
2020s 118 128

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gaines Gaige
2014 19 146
2015 18 135
2016 29 123
2017 25 73
2018 28 49
2019 20 38
2020 31 30
2021 23 23
2022 15 27
2023 17 27
2024 13 13
2025 19 8

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1882–2025.

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