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A given name in English
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01 / Meaning & origin
Gayla is a feminine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2014: 6 girls (rank 14558). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Gayla
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | 7 | 4,023 | observed |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | 8 | 3,564 | observed |
| 1927 | 8 | 3,561 | observed |
| 1928 | 7 | 3,743 | observed |
| 1929 | 9 | 3,137 | observed |
| 1930 | 6 | 4,047 | observed |
| 1931 | 8 | 3,226 | observed |
| 1932 | 16 | 2,037 | observed |
| 1933 | 18 | 1,835 | observed |
| 1934 | 13 | 2,289 | observed |
| 1935 | 25 | 1,483 | observed |
| 1936 | 48 | 993 | observed |
| 1937 | 56 | 920 | observed |
| 1938 | 67 | 861 | observed |
| 1939 | 63 | 882 | observed |
| 1940 | 58 | 944 | observed |
| 1941 | 75 | 838 | observed |
| 1942 | 92 | 794 | observed |
| 1943 | 80 | 870 | observed |
| 1944 | 78 | 862 | observed |
| 1945 | 88 | 803 | observed |
| 1946 | 168 | 612 | observed |
| 1947 | 213 | 583 | observed |
| 1948 | 224 | 554 | observed |
| 1949 | 276 | 483 | observed |
| 1950 | 237 | 538 | observed |
| 1951 | 282 | 489 | observed |
| 1952 | 287 | 496 | observed |
| 1953 | 481 | 388 | observed |
| 1954 | 617 | 345 | observed |
| 1955 | 432 | 424 | observed |
| 1956 | 397 | 465 | observed |
| 1957 | 390 | 482 | observed |
| 1958 | 373 | 496 | observed |
| 1959 | 421 | 472 | observed |
| 1960 | 399 | 489 | observed |
| 1961 | 460 | 456 | observed |
| 1962 | 370 | 502 | observed |
| 1963 | 353 | 517 | observed |
| 1964 | 355 | 520 | observed |
| 1965 | 333 | 523 | observed |
| 1966 | 309 | 536 | observed |
| 1967 | 264 | 589 | observed |
| 1968 | 252 | 607 | observed |
| 1969 | 235 | 651 | observed |
| 1970 | 227 | 690 | observed |
| 1971 | 193 | 757 | observed |
| 1972 | 140 | 898 | observed |
| 1973 | 118 | 1,001 | observed |
| 1974 | 94 | 1,185 | observed |
| 1975 | 103 | 1,127 | observed |
| 1976 | 83 | 1,307 | observed |
| 1977 | 105 | 1,175 | observed |
| 1978 | 71 | 1,546 | observed |
| 1979 | 66 | 1,678 | observed |
| 1980 | 46 | 2,189 | observed |
| 1981 | 47 | 2,158 | observed |
| 1982 | 50 | 2,050 | observed |
| 1983 | 42 | 2,272 | observed |
| 1984 | 32 | 2,781 | observed |
| 1985 | 31 | 2,939 | observed |
| 1986 | 27 | 3,277 | observed |
| 1987 | 50 | 2,156 | observed |
| 1988 | 30 | 3,225 | observed |
| 1989 | 32 | 3,253 | observed |
| 1990 | 25 | 4,003 | observed |
| 1991 | 19 | 5,004 | observed |
| 1992 | 22 | 4,528 | observed |
| 1993 | 19 | 4,998 | observed |
| 1994 | 28 | 3,790 | observed |
| 1995 | 29 | 3,670 | observed |
| 1996 | 18 | 5,280 | observed |
| 1997 | 27 | 4,007 | observed |
| 1998 | 17 | 5,799 | observed |
| 1999 | 17 | 5,896 | observed |
| 2000 | 12 | 8,027 | observed |
| 2001 | 13 | 7,724 | observed |
| 2002 | 8 | 11,108 | observed |
| 2003 | 6 | 13,844 | observed |
| 2004 | 9 | 10,690 | observed |
| 2005 | 5 | 16,462 | observed |
| 2006 | 8 | 12,420 | observed |
| 2007 | 5 | 17,636 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 6 | 14,558 | observed |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Gayla” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
