Gage is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gage means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gage across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gage has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gage is a boy name of French origin meaning “pledge or measure”. From a Norman occupational surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 61,055 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 354 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Gage per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 2003 (2,950/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (33/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1991 (3/yr).
Gage has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2003, when it ranked #253 nationally (given to 2,968 babies that year).
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