Gayle - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Gayle \ga(y)-le\ is pronounced gayl. It is of English origin. Variant of Gail. Gala literally means "festive party".

Gayle has 6 variant forms: Gala, Galea, Galen, Galena, Gayla and Gaylen.

For more information, see also the related name Abigail.

Baby names that sound like Gayle are Gale, Gaylle, Gayll, Gaile and Kayle.

Gayle is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Gayle. Click here to compare Gayle with related baby names.