Gage

Boy name

Gage has been given to 61,055 babies in the U.S. since 1914. It peaked in 2003 and currently ranks #973 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ɡeɪd͡ʒ/

An occupational surname from Middle English gage, guage (“measure”) for an assayer, or gage (“pledge”) for a moneylender.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

61,055

Peak year

2003 (2,950 babies)

Rank in 2025

#973 for boys

First recorded

1914

10-year trend

▼ -85%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Gage.

61,494 babies since 1880

61,904 babies since 1900

58,635 babies since 1913

58,556 babies since 1880

58,155 babies since 1888

57,874 babies since 1924

57,291 babies since 1898

57,262 babies since 1915

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