Given name & surname
Gage
“of the pledge”
Gage is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “of the pledge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “of the pledge.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gage through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 61,055
- 60,809 boys · 246 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 2,950 babies
- 2025
- 235
- #973 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −60%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 235 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 973 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 60.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 2,939 in 2003. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (29). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 53,248 as a first name in 2020; 15,562 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gage’s family of names
Gage has a related form in Gaige. Gage has a related form in Gaege. Gage has a related form in Gayge.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gage
- Gage GolightlyAmerican actressborn 1993
- Gage MunroeCanadian actorborn 1999
- Gage BrownAmerican ice dancerborn 2002
- Gage SkidmoreAmerican photographerborn 1993
- Gage ClarkeAmerican actor (1900-1964)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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