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Gage

Boy English #732 in 2023

Gage is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Gage

An occupational surname from gage for an assayer, or gage for a moneylender.

Popularity of Gage

Popularity, 1914–2023

359 births in 2023

1914 2023

60,258 U.S. births recorded from 1914–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2003

2,950 babies

First recorded

1914

109 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Ancient Greek

Also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e)

Boy · Germanic languages

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune

God is gracious

Girl · English

English place name from sċīr + lēah

Girl · English

Wished-for child; desired

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.