Girls' name · since 1913
Gae
Gae has 652 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1946 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 652
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
652 girls have been named Gae since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gae has been recorded 652 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1968.
- #9,981 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 652 born since 1913
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gae ranks #9,981 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 652 born since 1913, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 652
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gae's 652 recorded births place it above 86.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Gae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gae's full recorded timeline at 1943, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1968
- Peak year (1946)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Gae by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (191 births, 29% of the file).
1940s was Gae's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Gae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 52
1920s
52 births
- 1930s
1930s
95 births
- 1940s
1940s
191 births
- 1950s
1950s
184 births
- 1960s
1960s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 191 births (29% of all-time use).
How Gae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gae's total volume
Gae by state
Where Gae concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 3.2% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Utah | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.8% |
21 of 652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Gae's data
- Gae's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (191 total births) through the 1960s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Gaes (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.