Gayla
Meaning
“A modern elaboration of Gale or Gayle, from the English word 'gay', meaning joyful.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Gayla peaked in the 1950s and the 1960s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Gayla
Most people given the name Gayla in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Gayla you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Gayla deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Gayla truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Gayla fits with your family’s names and surname.
Does Gayla fit YOUR family?
nametree reads your family’s names and finds the ones that belong. Free, private, no ads.
Add Gayla to your family’s tree →