How Many People Are Named Gayna?
An estimated 74 people in the United States have the first name Gayna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Gayna peaked in popularity in 1963 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gayna 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 Gayna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Gayna is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
- Gayna is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
74
About 1 in 4,631,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1963
8 births
Total Registered
106
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gayna
Gayna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 106 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gayna as a female name
Ranked #7,842 in 1969
5 female births in 1969
Peak: 1963 (8 births)
Gayna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gayna span from the 1930s to the 1960s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 46 babies were registered. Gayna remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gayna by Decade
How has Gayna 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.
Gayna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gayna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gayna
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gayna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gayna?
We estimate approximately 74 people named Gayna 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 4,631,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Gayna a common name?
Gayna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 106 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gayna most popular?
Gayna reached peak popularity in 1963, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gayna is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gayna a female name?
Gayna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gayna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gayna Smith, Gayna Johnson, Gayna 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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