Gauge is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gauge means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gauge across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gauge has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gauge is a boy name of French origin meaning “variant of Gage, measure or pledge”. A respelling of the occupational surname Gage.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,821 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 Gauge per year, United States (1990 to 2025). United States peaked in 2009 (327/yr).
Gauge is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2009, when it ranked #1,568 nationally (given to 327 babies that year).
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