A reliable meaning for Gauge isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gauge through the years
Babies since 1880
4,821
4,821 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2009
327 babies
2025
26
#4,073 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−66%
Cooling
Gauge in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1990–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,073 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 65.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 327 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,909 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.