Over the past 110 years, 2 366 boys and 57 920 girls have been named Gayle. The name Gayle ranks 1760th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Gayle in 1912. The peak of popularity of the name Gayle came in the 1930s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.