Given name & surname
Gaige
“of the pledge”
Gaige is a variant of Gage. One French interpretation is “of the pledge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gaige is a variant of Gage. One French interpretation is “of the pledge.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gaige is a variant of Gage. An origin associated with Gage is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gaige through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,544
- 4,417 boys · 127 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 288 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,181 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −70%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,181 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 68.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 279 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,774 as a first name in 2020; 485 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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