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Gayla

Elaborated form of Gail.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2014)#14,558

Meaning and history

Gayla is an elaborated form of Gail.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
19951995: no US SSA record for this spelling
1996: no US SSA record for this spelling
1997: no US SSA record for this spelling
1998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
20002000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 8 births, rank #12,420
2007: 5 births, rank #17,636
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
20102010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
20142014: 6 births, rank #14,558

Gayla moved from #760 to #898 for girls between 1971 and 1972. Its highest annual birth count came in 1954, with 617 births.

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