| The boy name Gage [ 1 syll. ga-ge, gag-e ] is pronounced GEYJH KEY. Gage's origin is Old English, and its use, English. Gage's meaning is 'measurer'. Developed literally from the element gage which has the meaning 'gauge'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the job title for someone who does measurements. Gage is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also regarded as rather trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest height of its usage in 2003, 0.140% of baby boys were named Gage. It ranked at #136 then. In 2007, it ranked at #150 with a usage of 0.123%, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its group. Baby names that sound like Gage include the Dutch Gijs, the English, Irish, Scottish, Greek, and Scandinavian Gus, the English and French Guy, and the Hungarian Gyözö. KEY: Pronunciation for Gage: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)"
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