Over the past 110 years, 57 920 girls and 2 366 boys have been named Gayle. The name Gayle ranks 479th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Gayle in 1913. The peak of popularity of the name Gayle came in the 1940s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.