Recorded 1992–2014 Boys' name Peak 2005 103 births

Guage — boys' name

103 babies named Guage in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s712010s21
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Guage was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

14 babies were named Guage in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Guage

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Guage between 1992 and 2014, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Guage currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Guage performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Guage shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Guage in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 103 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Guage at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

103

Since 1992

23 years of records

Peak year

2005

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1992

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2014

Guage popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1992

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2005)
14
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
46810121416 201420132010200920082007200620052003200119991992 5

Guage by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 69% of Guage's all-time total
1990s112000s712010s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guage?
103 babies have been named Guage since 1992. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2005 with 14 births.
When was Guage most popular?
Guage was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Guage been used?
Guage has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 23 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Guage?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guadalupe, Gualberto, Guadlupe, Guardian, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.