How Many People Are Named Gae?
An estimated 317 people in the United States have the first name Gae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Gae peaked in popularity in 1946 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gae paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Gae is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
317
About 1 in 1,081,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1946
28 births
Total Registered
652
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gae
Gae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 652 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gae as a female name
Ranked #5,827 in 1968
7 female births in 1968
Peak: 1946 (28 births)
Gae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gae span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 191 babies were registered. While Gae is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gae by Decade
How has Gae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gae by State
Birth registrations for Gae span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Utah, Illinois. On average, about 9 Gaes were registered per state.
Gae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gae
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gae?
We estimate approximately 317 people named Gae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,081,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Gae a common name?
Gae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 652 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gae most popular?
Gae reached peak popularity in 1946, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gae is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gae a female name?
Gae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gae Smith, Gae Johnson, Gae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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