Boys' name · peaked in 2003
Gage name popularity since 1925
61,025 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gage. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Gage is about 20 years old in 2026. Gage peaked in 2003 as the #136 name for boys, and it ranked #973 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 61,025
- Named Gage, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #973
- for boys in 2025 (235 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 246 girls · 60,779 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.04× its national share
Peak year is the year Gage made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gage births per year, 1925–2025
2003 was the biggest year for Gage both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Gage became 7.8× more common, from 1 in 11,700 baby boys to 1 in 1,500.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 62%, from 1 in 2,740 to 1 in 7,270.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Gage's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gage.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gage in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 10 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 11 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 29 | #4,057 |
| 1960s | 0 | 29 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 177 | #2,239 |
| 1980s | 0 | 498 | #1,185 |
| 1990s | 73 | 13,205 | #203 |
| 2000s | 110 | 27,420 | #151 |
| 2010s | 58 | 16,938 | #242 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 2,457 | #973 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
66.5% of babies named Gage from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Gage is most popular
The index compares Gage's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gage.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.04× | 1,560 |
| Nevada | 2.94× | 632 |
| Idaho | 2.59× | 622 |
| Kansas | 2.25× | 1,387 |
| Nebraska | 2.04× | 862 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gage's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gage.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gage (2003).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data