Gay Forename
17,616th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 53,006 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados
Gay Forename Definition:
A woman’s name, direct from the adjective.
Gay Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 30,452 | 1:11,905 | 1,196 |
| Philippines | 90% | 6,087 | 1:17,416 | 1,921 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 3,356 | 1:3,442 | 464 |
| England | 96% | 1,704 | 1:32,631 | 1,783 |
| Australia | - | 1,617 | 1:8,446 | 864 |
| New Zealand | - | 1,347 | 1:3,368 | 560 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,143 | 1:28,988 | 2,338 |
| Singapore | 75% | 1,040 | 1:6,045 | 1,032 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 758 | 1:40,650 | 4,986 |
| Ireland | 97% | 672 | 1:6,910 | 588 |
| Hong Kong | - | 618 | 1:12,545 | 1,179 |
| South Africa | 91% | 583 | 1:93,538 | 7,772 |
| India | 75% | 439 | 1:2,767,376 | 129,569 |
| Russia | 92% | 372 | 1:387,725 | 4,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 80% | 266 | 1:57,984 | 4,835 |
| China | - | 224 | 1:6,098,463 | 55,977 |
| Malaysia | 55% | 214 | 1:142,289 | 9,072 |
| DR Congo | 96% | 171 | 1:431,740 | 15,753 |
| Argentina | 62% | 120 | 1:356,444 | 3,176 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 117 | 1:89,156 | 4,839 |
| Chile | 56% | 107 | 1:164,553 | 3,315 |
| Italy | 50% | 100 | 1:610,621 | 6,148 |
| Barbados | - | 95 | 1:3,050 | 579 |
| Peru | 92% | 77 | 1:412,876 | 7,935 |
| Scotland | 100% | 75 | 1:71,338 | 1,928 |
| Sweden | 93% | 71 | 1:138,844 | 5,450 |
| Armenia | 94% | 70 | 1:41,696 | 1,683 |
| Wales | 95% | 68 | 1:45,505 | 1,661 |
| Indonesia | - | 67 | 1:3,850,204 | 164,688 |
| Thailand | 50% | 67 | 1:1,045,758 | 37,455 |
| Haiti | 100% | 53 | 1:202,395 | 9,037 |
| Zambia | - | 49 | 1:323,567 | 9,092 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| Ivory Coast | 89% | 45 | 1:512,799 | 18,942 |
| Jamaica | - | 43 | 1:67,052 | 3,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59% | 41 | 1:198,837 | 16,978 |
| Liberia | 79% | 36 | 1:122,557 | 4,984 |
| Germany | 70% | 29 | 1:3,333,720 | 15,797 |
| Nicaragua | 70% | 27 | 1:222,901 | 5,415 |
| Brunei | - | 25 | 1:16,783 | 1,060 |
| Venezuela | 90% | 23 | 1:1,313,126 | 26,144 |
| Brazil | - | 22 | 1:9,738,007 | 121,504 |
| France | - | 21 | 1:3,165,254 | 15,580 |
| Mexico | 64% | 21 | 1:5,911,639 | 22,154 |
| Qatar | 89% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 18 | 1:1,320,538 | 43,414 |
| Afghanistan | 86% | 17 | 1:1,919,030 | 17,461 |
| Belize | 75% | 16 | 1:22,144 | 2,400 |
| Botswana | 100% | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Bhutan | 67% | 15 | 1:54,995 | 1,683 |
| Congo | 100% | 15 | 1:333,947 | 6,940 |
| Finland | 57% | 15 | 1:365,546 | 4,839 |
| Uganda | 58% | 15 | 1:2,730,461 | 31,621 |
| Colombia | 100% | 14 | 1:3,412,780 | 22,545 |
| Belarus | 100% | 13 | 1:729,414 | 4,213 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 13 | 1:537,722 | 8,096 |
| Honduras | - | 13 | 1:678,267 | 8,995 |
| Niger | 71% | 13 | 1:1,475,692 | 20,181 |
| Norway | 100% | 12 | 1:427,694 | 8,125 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 10 | 1:6,130 | 975 |
| Jersey | - | 10 | 1:9,998 | 868 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 9 | 1:19,729,373 | 174,791 |
| Spain | - | 9 | 1:5,169,996 | 15,759 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| Panama | - | 8 | 1:488,320 | 13,543 |
| Hungary | 50% | 7 | 1:1,398,824 | 3,444 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 7 | 1:82,994 | 4,768 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Ecuador | - | 6 | 1:2,954,486 | 13,743 |
| Japan | - | 6 | 1:21,331,010 | 46,700 |
| Switzerland | 90% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Netherlands | 68% | 5 | 1:3,380,417 | 28,284 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Georgia | 67% | 4 | 1:934,616 | 13,351 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Israel | 99% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Senegal | 75% | 4 | 1:3,645,339 | 17,621 |
| Tanzania | 75% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Mauritania | 67% | 3 | 1:1,365,080 | 16,011 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Lebanon | - | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Moldova | - | 2 | 1:1,780,570 | 7,407 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Abkhazia | - | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
Gay (88,569) may also be a surname.
Gay Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A woman’s name, direct from the adjective.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Teutonic name, meaning: Merry.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Gay Forename Popularity
Gay Demographics
Average Gay Salary in
United States
$45,069 USD
Per year
Rank:
181,724 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00931503
Rank: 1,085 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
103.54%
Sample size: 17,038 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaya | 86 | 129,059 | / |
| Gaye | 86 | 38,390 | / |
| Gayi | 86 | 2,480 | / |
| Ngay | 86 | 1,884 | / |
| Gayu | 86 | 1,180 | / |
| Gayo | 86 | 1,121 | / |
| Ghay | 86 | 125 | / |
| Gays | 86 | 34 | / |
| Gaiy | 86 | 29 | / |
| Gaay | 86 | 22 | / |
| Gayt | 86 | 19 | / |
| Gayd | 86 | 19 | / |
| Gahy | 86 | 17 | / |
| Gajy | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gauy | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gayh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gayé | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gayz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cgay | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gayj | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gayy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gayp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ggay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hgay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ga | 80 | 54,972 | / |
| Ay | 80 | 26,689 | / |
| Gy | 80 | 780 | / |
| Gayas | 75 | 4,979 | / |
| Gayah | 75 | 4,023 | / |
| Gayus | 75 | 3,267 | / |
| Gayaz | 75 | 2,008 | / |
| Gayuh | 75 | 1,313 | / |
| Gajiy | 75 | 1,078 | / |
| Ngaye | 75 | 871 | / |
| Gayou | 75 | 865 | / |
| Ghaya | 75 | 745 | / |
| Gayad | 75 | 731 | / |
| Ngaya | 75 | 539 | / |
| Gayat | 75 | 244 | / |
| Ghaye | 75 | 208 | / |
| Ngayo | 75 | 184 | / |
| Gayee | 75 | 107 | / |
| Gayut | 75 | 104 | / |
| Gayos | 75 | 88 | / |
| Gayes | 75 | 87 | / |
| Gayet | 75 | 67 | / |
| Gaïya | 75 | 60 | / |
| Gauya | 75 | 58 | / |
| Gayip | 75 | 55 | / |
| Gayaa | 75 | 50 | / |
| Gaaya | 75 | 50 | / |
| Ghaiy | 75 | 49 | / |
| Gayie | 75 | 47 | / |
| Ghayu | 75 | 45 | / |
| Gayau | 75 | 43 | / |
| Gayii | 75 | 42 | / |
| Ngayu | 75 | 39 | / |
| Gaiyo | 75 | 34 | / |
| Gayot | 75 | 33 | / |
| Gayed | 75 | 31 | / |
| Gahiy | 75 | 25 | / |
| Gayyi | 75 | 24 | / |
| Gayap | 75 | 24 | / |
| Ghays | 75 | 21 | / |
| Gahay | 75 | 21 | / |
| Gayis | 75 | 19 | / |
| Gayoz | 75 | 17 | / |
| Gahye | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ghajy | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gahey | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ghayi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gayoh | 75 | 12 | / |
| Gaîya | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ggayi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gaayi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gayup | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ghayo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gayyp | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gayep | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nggay | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gayod | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gayha | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gaiiy | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gaaye | 75 | 5 | / |
| Goaya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kgaya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gauys | 75 | 5 | / |
| Geaya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gayeh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gajyi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gahya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gayiz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gauyi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gayit | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gayss | 75 | 3 | / |
| N'Gay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gauye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gayid | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gayoo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gaysh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ghayt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gahyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gayih | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngaay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ghayd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghayj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghayy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghauy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaiys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaihy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gauhy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gajyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaays | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayop | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaych | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gauyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ggayo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qgayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qgayz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gauyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aya | 67 | 1,315,262 | / |
| Guy | 67 | 1,061,446 | / |
| Nga | 67 | 961,284 | / |
| Aye | 67 | 761,526 | / |
| Ayu | 67 | 242,324 | / |
| Ayi | 67 | 93,945 | / |
| Ayo | 67 | 81,095 | / |
| Gai | 67 | 71,869 | / |
| Hay | 67 | 49,378 | / |
| Gad | 67 | 43,131 | / |
| Gat | 67 | 17,566 | / |
| Gau | 67 | 16,234 | / |
| Aay | 67 | 14,859 | / |
| Goa | 67 | 12,228 | / |
| Gea | 67 | 12,002 | / |
| Gyi | 67 | 8,474 | / |
| Gaj | 67 | 6,750 | / |
| Ghayas | 67 | 6,137 | / |
| Ayt | 67 | 5,119 | / |
| Ayh | 67 | 2,704 | / |
| Gha | 67 | 2,692 | / |
| Gae | 67 | 2,677 | / |
| Gas | 67 | 1,851 | / |
| Gaz | 67 | 1,808 | / |
| Gah | 67 | 1,724 | / |
| Ajy | 67 | 1,491 | / |
| Ays | 67 | 1,169 | / |
| Goy | 67 | 732 | / |
| Gey | 67 | 692 | / |
| Ahy | 67 | 684 | / |
| Gys | 67 | 654 | / |
| Gap | 67 | 644 | / |
| Gayash | 67 | 593 | / |
| Ghayeh | 67 | 439 | / |
| Gaa | 67 | 432 | / |
| Aiy | 67 | 379 | / |
| Ayd | 67 | 324 | / |
| Ghayad | 67 | 273 | / |
| Gaï | 67 | 243 | / |
| Ghy | 67 | 189 | / |
| Gayush | 67 | 122 | / |
| Ghayaz | 67 | 109 | / |
| Gajaya | 67 | 97 | / |
| Gujaya | 67 | 91 | / |
| Gayesh | 67 | 88 | / |
| N'Gaye | 67 | 77 | / |
| Ayy | 67 | 74 | / |
| Ayz | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ghayat | 67 | 66 | / |
| Giy | 67 | 61 | / |
| Gahaye | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ghayed | 67 | 59 | / |
| Gayous | 67 | 58 | / |
| Gga | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kga | 67 | 49 | / |
| Gahayu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Gayaja | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ayj | 67 | 43 | / |
| Auy | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hga | 67 | 39 | / |
| Gyp | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gyd | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ghayah | 67 | 34 | / |
| Cga | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gyz | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gahaya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Géa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ayp | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gyh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gayass | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gayowa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ayé | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gyy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ggy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hgy | 67 | 15 | / |
| N'Gaya | 67 | 14 | / |
| N'Gayo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gyt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ayş | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngayee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghauya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gaè | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghayiy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ghayet | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngahyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ng'ayu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kgy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayï | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gayosh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gahajy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ľga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Åga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghayus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qgy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cgy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaujiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gayadh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghayes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghayss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gojaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| G-Y | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nghaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayô | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gayaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gayish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gayach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghhaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghayit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghayou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nghayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghayuz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghayis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghayee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghayez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghayiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghayos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gúa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gïa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahyoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaihyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauhye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayoos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayuoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayadd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayadt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghahiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaiyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghajiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gejaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayı | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'gaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cggaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uangay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nggaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngay'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngayoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nga'yo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngahey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgauya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaysz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gèa | 67 | 1 | / |
Gay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gay in the Russian language | ||
| Гай | gaj | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gay