Meaning and history
Gaye is a variant of Gay, an English feminine name from a word meaning “joyful” or “merry,” and is also found as a surname. It was most popular as a given name in the mid-twentieth century. Australian singer Gaye Delorme and British actress Gaye Brown are notable bearers.
19461946: 130 births, rank #707
1947: 210 births, rank #587
1948: 178 births, rank #620
1949: 162 births, rank #658
1950: 156 births, rank #687
19511951: 176 births, rank #656
1952: 219 births, rank #586
1953: 222 births, rank #594
1954: 206 births, rank #637
1955: 196 births, rank #668
19561956: 222 births, rank #639
1957: 193 births, rank #720
1958: 194 births, rank #708
1959: 259 births, rank #616
1960: 268 births, rank #612
19611961: 229 births, rank #689
1962: 204 births, rank #722
1963: 158 births, rank #830
1964: 155 births, rank #839
19651965: 128 births, rank #886
Gaye moved from #839 to #886 for girls between 1964 and 1965. Its highest annual birth count came in 1960, with 268 births.