Boys' name · since 1989
Gaige
4,417 babies named Gaige in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,934 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,417
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,417 babies have been named Gaige since 1989, making it today's #9188 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaige has been recorded 4,417 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #9188 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #1,934 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,188 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,417 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaige ranks #1,934 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,188 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,417 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,934 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,417
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gaige's 4,417 recorded births place it above 95.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Gaige compares
4,417 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gaige's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gaige | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,417 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 279 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gaige's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gaige's full recorded timeline at 2007, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 279 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gaige popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 279
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Gaige popularity over time - girls
127 total births recorded since 1999 (Gaige as girls' name)
Gaige by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,112 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Gaige's strongest decade.
2,112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Gaige births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 769
1990s
769 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,112 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,401 births
- 2020s 128
2020s
128 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,112 births (48% of all-time use).
How Gaige compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gaige's total volume
Gaige by state
Where Gaige concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 302 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 273 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 261 | 5.9% |
| #4 | California | | 185 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 172 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 170 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 162 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 144 | 3.3% |
302 of 4,417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Gaige appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gaige's data
- Gaige's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,112 total births); usage has since declined to 128 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Gaiges (302 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Gaige: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Gaige 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.