Gaige
Gaige is a surname. Notable people with the name include:Amity Gaige, American novelist Frederick McMahon Gaige (1890–1976), American entomologist and herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige (1890–1976), American herpetologist Jeremy Gaige (1927–2011), American chess archivist and journalist
Meaning & Origin of Gaige
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gaige is a surname. Notable people with the name include:Amity Gaige, American novelist Frederick McMahon Gaige (1890–1976), American entomologist and herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige (1890–1976), American herpetologist Jeremy Gaige (1927–2011), American chess archivist and journalist
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The Story of Gaige
Gaige first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 279 Gaiges were born — ranking #781 that year. As of 2026, Gaige ranks #6,126 for baby boys with 14 births, falling sharply (-54%). In total, more than 4K Gaiges have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gaige
Gaige is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Gaige's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #781. Use the chart and map above to compare Gaige's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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