The baby name Gayla appears in baby name data for the United States from 1935 to 1997. It was most popular in 1954 with 841 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Gayla has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1938 | 34 |
| 1939 | 14 |
| 1940 | 22 |
| 1941 | 34 |
| 1942 | 34 |
| 1943 | 81 |
| 1944 | 24 |
| 1945 | 44 |
| 1946 | 136 |
| 1947 | 201 |
| 1948 | 216 |
| 1949 | 253 |
| 1950 | 255 |
| 1951 | 339 |
| 1952 | 355 |
| 1953 | 618 |
| 1954 | 841 |
| 1955 | 515 |
| 1956 | 494 |
| 1957 | 459 |
| 1958 | 405 |
| 1959 | 606 |
| 1960 | 555 |
| 1961 | 641 |
| 1962 | 594 |
| 1963 | 415 |
| 1964 | 386 |
| 1965 | 394 |
| 1966 | 359 |
| 1967 | 276 |
| 1968 | 290 |
| 1969 | 241 |
| 1970 | 231 |
| 1971 | 241 |
| 1972 | 142 |
| 1973 | 69 |
| 1974 | 67 |
| 1975 | 53 |
| 1976 | 50 |
| 1977 | 70 |
| 1978 | 29 |
| 1979 | 43 |
| 1980 | 16 |
| 1981 | 19 |
| 1982 | 18 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 27 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1995 | 11 |
| 1997 | 5 |