Girl name Old French;English origin Christian tradition

Gay

GAY · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
merry;happy
Language
Old French;English
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
vintage · short
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Popularity over time

1982 rank#9597
1982 births6
Peak year1959
First appeared1886
Total US births17,985
1959 peak18861910193419581982
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Gae
Alternate spellings
Gaye
In other languages
Gae (English)

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