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 [ 1 syll. gay-le, ga-yle ] The girl name Gayle is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced GEYL KEY. Gayle has its origins in the Hebrew, Middle English, and English languages. It is used largely in English. Gayle is a spelling variant of the English Gail. Gayle is also a form of the English Gay. Gayle is also a short form of the English and German Abigail in the English language. Gayle is also a form of the English Gale. Gayle is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1951, 0.153% of baby girls were named Gayle. It had a ranking of #124 then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is of only sporadic use today. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Gayle, the English and German Abigail was the most popular. Although there were times from 1908 to 1908 that Gayle was more popular with boys, today it is used more commonly as a girl name. There were 31 times more girls than boys who were named Gayle in 1958. Baby names that sound like Gayle include the English Gael, the French Gaëlle, the English Gail, the English Gaile, the English Gale, the English Gayl, the Hebrew Gal, the Russian Gelya, the English Gill, the English Glenne, the English Glo, the English Gaila, the Scandinavian Gala, the Hebrew Gali, the name Galya, the English Gayel, the English Gayelle, the English Gayla, the name Geela, and the Hebrew Gili. KEY: Pronunciation for Gayle: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
