Baby Names Yay

  GAY

The meaning of the unisex name Gay is LIGHT HEARTED.

Details on GAY:

Gender: Unisex
Meaning(s): Light hearted
Popularity for Boy: 13,260th in the USA (bottom 35%)
Popularity for Girl: 16,238th in the USA (bottom 35%)
Origin(s) for GAY:  American , English , French , Teutonic
Themes(s) and list(s) GAY is on:  AmericanEnglishFrenchTeutonic
Latest USA SSA birth information:
The latest number of USA births for Gay as a GIRL was in 1982 with 6 births
The latest number of USA births for Gay as a BOY was in 1974 with 6 births

The meaning(s) of GAY:

The name Gay is a Teutonic baby name. In Teutonic the meaning of the name Gay is: Happy.
Teutonic meaning
The name Gay is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Gay is: Happy.
American meaning
The name Gay is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Gay is: Joyful. Lively. Also a modern term denoting homosexuality.
English meaning
The name Gay is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Gay is: From the Old French word 'gai', meaning merry or light-hearted.
French meaning

USA SSA birth(s) for GAY:

Here is the latest 16 years from USA social security list of total babies born with the name GAY

 GAY as a girl

YearGirl Births
19826 births
197910 births
19788 births
197713 births
197616 births
197530 births
197430 births
197322 births
197259 births
197178 births
1970122 births
1969127 births
1968169 births
1967178 births
1966235 births
1965302 births

 GAY as a boy

YearBoy Births
19746 births
19726 births
19715 births
19707 births
19696 births
19686 births
19675 births
19669 births
19657 births
19647 births
19638 births
19626 births
19618 births
196012 births
195910 births
195813 births

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