How Many People Are Named Gayla?
An estimated 7,928 people in the United States have the first name Gayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Gayla peaked in popularity in 1954 with 617 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gayla 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 Gayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,928
About 1 in 43,233 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1954
617 births
Total Registered
10,844
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gayla
Gayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,844 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Gayla as a male name
Ranked #3,787 in 1961
6 male births in 1961
Peak: 1961 (6 births)
Gayla as a female name
Ranked #15,242 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 1954 (617 births)
Gayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gayla span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 3,917 babies were registered. Gayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gayla by Decade
How has Gayla 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.
Gayla by State
Birth registrations for Gayla span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois. The lowest are in Massachusetts, South Carolina, Montana. On average, about 216 Gaylas were registered per state.
Gayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gayla
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gayla?
We estimate approximately 7,928 people named Gayla 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 43,233 Americans share this first name.
Is Gayla a common name?
Gayla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,844 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gayla most popular?
Gayla reached peak popularity in 1954, when 617 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gayla is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gayla a female name?
Gayla is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gayla Smith, Gayla Johnson, Gayla 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me