First Name GAYL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GAYL is ranked as the 6718th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,551.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.49 people named GAYL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 94% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GAYL is 506.
  • The SSA data also shows that GAYL is used as a girl's name 98% of the time.

First Names GAYL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,551 +/-9.0%
  • National Rank 6,718
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 506
  • National Rank 13,725
  • Percentile Rank 85.16%
  • Proportion/100k 0.16

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GAYL is 83.8% White, 3.0% Hispanic origin, 9.6% Black, 1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name GAYL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GAYL is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name GAYL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 83.8% 63.9% 19.9%
Hispanic origin 3.0% 16.3% -13.3%
Black 9.6% 12.3% -2.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.6% 4.9% -3.3%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GAYL is California where 185 people have this name.
  • Idaho is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GAYL, as 2.39 in every 100,000 Idahoans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 94th, this rank was reached in the states of Michigan.
  • Idaho is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 9 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Kentucky (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 119 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GAYL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 62 0.48 87.6% Indiana 38 0.58 84.7% Iowa 12 0.4 78.1% Kansas 21 0.73 71.3% Michigan 80 0.8 94.2% Minnesota 44 0.81 90.4% Missouri 7 0.22 21.8% Nebraska 7 0.35 20.7% North Dakota 16 2.17 57.6% Ohio 49 0.43 86.8% South Dakota 18 2.07 58.0% Wisconsin 26 0.45 86.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GAYL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 62 0.48 87.6%
Indiana 38 0.58 84.7%
Iowa 12 0.4 78.1%
Kansas 21 0.73 71.3%
Michigan 80 0.8 94.2%
Minnesota 44 0.81 90.4%
Missouri 7 0.22 21.8%
Nebraska 7 0.35 20.7%
North Dakota 16 2.17 57.6%
Ohio 49 0.43 86.8%
South Dakota 18 2.07 58.0%
Wisconsin 26 0.45 86.4%
West State Statistics First-Names GAYL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 42 0.63 80.1% California 185 0.48 93.8% Colorado 54 1.01 85.1% Hawaii 18 1.27 72.6% Idaho 39 2.39 78.7% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 37 1.29 78.3% New Mexico 20 0.94 61.1% Oregon 51 1.29 83.7% Utah 58 1.97 83.4% Washington 69 0.97 91.4% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name GAYL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 42 0.63 80.1%
California 185 0.48 93.8%
Colorado 54 1.01 85.1%
Hawaii 18 1.27 72.6%
Idaho 39 2.39 78.7%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 37 1.29 78.3%
New Mexico 20 0.94 61.1%
Oregon 51 1.29 83.7%
Utah 58 1.97 83.4%
Washington 69 0.97 91.4%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GAYL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 62.7% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 24 0.36 62.2% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 51 0.26 88.7% Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.7% Rhode Island 18 1.73 64.8% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GAYL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 62.7%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 62.2%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 51 0.26 88.7%
Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.7%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 64.8%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names GAYL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 61.7% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 4 0.38 19.4% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 79 0.4 93.0% Georgia 63 0.63 89.1% Kentucky 6 0.15 21.4% Louisiana 20 0.43 73.5% Maryland 23 0.38 79.3% Mississippi 7 0.22 21.8% North Carolina 19 0.19 82.1% Oklahoma 21 0.55 71.8% South Carolina 25 0.51 78.5% Tennessee 15 0.24 72.6% Texas 84 0.31 92.1% Virginia 26 0.31 78.3% West Virginia 9 0.49 23.7%

South States
State stats for the first name GAYL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 61.7%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 4 0.38 19.4%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 79 0.4 93.0%
Georgia 63 0.63 89.1%
Kentucky 6 0.15 21.4%
Louisiana 20 0.43 73.5%
Maryland 23 0.38 79.3%
Mississippi 7 0.22 21.8%
North Carolina 19 0.19 82.1%
Oklahoma 21 0.55 71.8%
South Carolina 25 0.51 78.5%
Tennessee 15 0.24 72.6%
Texas 84 0.31 92.1%
Virginia 26 0.31 78.3%
West Virginia 9 0.49 23.7%
 

Full Names with GAYL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GAYL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named GAYL.

The most popular full name is GAYL Smith. 2.10% of all the people named GAYL have this family name.

There are 304 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GAYL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GAYL Smith 2.10%
2 GAYL Johnson 1.20%
3 GAYL Squires 0.90%
4 GAYL Wilson 0.90%
5 GAYL Adams 0.60%
6 GAYL Anderson 0.60%
7 GAYL Baum 0.60%
8 GAYL Cunningham 0.60%
9 GAYL Davis 0.60%
10 GAYL Garner 0.60%
11 GAYL Hess 0.60%
12 GAYL Hino 0.60%
13 GAYL Jensen 0.60%
14 GAYL Kelly 0.60%
15 GAYL Mcalister 0.60%
16 GAYL Newton 0.60%
17 GAYL Potter 0.60%
18 GAYL Teller 0.60%
19 GAYL Tueller 0.60%
20 GAYL Tuerck 0.60%