How Many People Are Named Gage?
An estimated 59,910 people in the United States have the first name Gage. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Gage peaked in popularity in 2003 with 2,950 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gage 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 Gage paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Gage is overwhelmingly male, 246 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
59,910
About 1 in 5,721 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2003
2,950 births
Total Registered
60,801
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gage
Gage is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 60,801 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Gage as a male name
Ranked #831 in 2024
297 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (2,939 births)
Gage as a female name
Ranked #16,123 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2005 (16 births)
Gage: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gage span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 27,530 babies were registered. Gage has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gage by Decade
How has Gage 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.
Gage by State
Birth registrations for Gage span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 1,189 Gages were registered per state.
Gage + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gage as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gage
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gage: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gage?
We estimate approximately 59,910 people named Gage 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 5,721 Americans share this first name.
Is Gage a common name?
Gage is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 60,801 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gage most popular?
Gage reached peak popularity in 2003, when 2,950 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gage is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gage a male name?
Gage is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gage Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gage Smith, Gage Johnson, Gage 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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