Boys' name · since 1920
Gaius
Gaius has 529 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,599 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 529
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gaius is the #3599 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 529 recorded since 1920.
Gaius has 529 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3599 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #7,626 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,599 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 529 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaius ranks #7,626 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,599 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 529 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,599 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 529
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gaius's 529 recorded births place it above 83.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gaius compares
529 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Gaius's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gaius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 529 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gaius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gaius's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gaius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Gaius by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (229 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Gaius's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Gaius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 80
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
229 births
- 2020s
2020s
151 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 229 births (43% of all-time use).
How Gaius 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 Gaius's total volume
Gaius by state
Where Gaius concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
21 of 529 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Gaius's data
- Gaius's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (229 total births) through the 2020s (151) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gaiuss (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Gaius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Gaius 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.