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♂ Gayle (boy)
What does Gayle mean?
Gayle 
▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Gayle). The meaning of the name Gayle is "foreigner; cheerful, happy". Gayle is a version of Gale (Irish, Gaelic, Old English).
STARTS WITH Ga-
ASSOCIATED WITH cheerful (happy)
Variations
VARIANTS Gaile, Gail▼, Gaelle, Gaell, Gael▲
RELATIONS VIA GALE Gaill, Gaille
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Galle, ..
(female) Gayli, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gayle Riley (G.R.), ..
How popular is Gayle?
Gayle is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#1130 out of 1220, Top 93%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#4808 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gayle was first listed in 1890-1899 and reached its apex position of #498 in the U.S. during the years 1930-1939, but is not in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Gael (#132 LAST YEAR), Gail and Gale are the prominent related forms of Gayle. These forms of Gayle were popular as baby names in 2018 (USAGE OF 0.16%), except for versions like Gail which have fallen out of style. Gael is the most fashionable name for newborns in this list.
Similar Names
Gayle▼ is alike in pronunciation to Gal, Gall, Gil and Gill. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bale, Cable, Caile, Cale▼, Cayle, Coyle, Daile, Dale▼, Dalle, Daryle, Dayle, Doyle▼, Eagle, Earle▼, Eryle, Fadle, Gabe, Gabie, Gable, Gage▼, Gaige▼, Gaine, Galen▼, Gallo, Galo, Galt, Gamble, Garlen, Garve, Gauge, Gay, Gaylen, Gayler, Gaylin, Gaylon, Gaylor, Gayne, Gayner, Gaynes, Graye, Gwayne, Gyles, Hale, Halle, Hayle, Kaile, Kale▼, Karle, Kayle, Kyle▼, Ladle, Lale, Lyle▼, Nagle, Pavle, Royle, Sable, Vaile, Vale, Yale, Zale and Zayle. These names tend to be less frequently used than Gayle.
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