The baby name Gay appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1975. It was most popular in 1959 with 866 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Gay has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 39 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 35 |
| 1917 | 57 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 40 |
| 1919 | 31 |
| 1920 | 30 |
| 1921 | 8 |
| 1922 | 28 |
| 1923 | 35 |
| 1924 | 16 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 77 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1926 | 34 |
| 1927 | 58 |
| 1928 | 89 |
| 1929 | 70 |
| 1929 | 8 |
| 1930 | 134 |
| 1931 | 158 |
| 1932 | 237 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1933 | 238 |
| 1934 | 225 |
| 1935 | 291 |
| 1936 | 319 |
| 1936 | 6 |
| 1937 | 342 |
| 1938 | 314 |
| 1939 | 318 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1940 | 242 |
| 1941 | 367 |
| 1942 | 345 |
| 1943 | 568 |
| 1944 | 355 |
| 1945 | 346 |
| 1946 | 454 |
| 1947 | 554 |
| 1948 | 475 |
| 1949 | 441 |
| 1950 | 514 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1951 | 674 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1952 | 789 |
| 1953 | 627 |
| 1954 | 736 |
| 1955 | 557 |
| 1956 | 634 |
| 1957 | 659 |
| 1958 | 555 |
| 1959 | 866 |
| 1960 | 769 |
| 1961 | 727 |
| 1962 | 588 |
| 1963 | 403 |
| 1964 | 333 |
| 1965 | 283 |
| 1966 | 206 |
| 1967 | 92 |
| 1968 | 140 |
| 1969 | 95 |
| 1970 | 94 |
| 1971 | 23 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1975 | 7 |