Gay Popularity by Year
Follow Gay across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Gay birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Girls | 6 | #9,237 | Down 3,048 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 10 | #6,189 | Up 759 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 8 | #6,948 | Down 2,006 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 13 | #4,942 | Down 979 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 16 | #3,963 | Down 1,398 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 30 | #2,565 | Down 68 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 6 | #4,634 | Down 193 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 30 | #2,497 | Up 518 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 22 | #3,015 | Down 1,450 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 6 | #4,441 | Up 466 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 59 | #1,565 | Down 201 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 5 | #4,907 | Down 1,071 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 78 | #1,364 | Down 347 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 7 | #3,836 | Up 99 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 122 | #1,017 | Down 74 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 6 | #3,935 | Down 262 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 127 | #943 | Down 176 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 6 | #3,673 | Up 293 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 169 | #767 | Down 32 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 5 | #3,966 | Down 1,182 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 178 | #735 | Down 115 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 9 | #2,784 | Up 460 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 235 | #620 | Down 72 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 7 | #3,244 | Up 38 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 302 | #548 | Down 22 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 7 | #3,282 | Down 238 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 350 | #526 | Down 29 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 8 | #3,044 | Up 596 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 381 | #497 | Down 35 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 6 | #3,640 | Down 543 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 445 | #462 | Down 67 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 8 | #3,097 | Down 562 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 596 | #395 | Down 14 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 11 | #2,535 | Up 128 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 626 | #381 | Down 19 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 10 | #2,663 | Down 486 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 682 | #362 | Up 63 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 14 | #2,177 | Up 97 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 488 | #425 | Down 51 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 13 | #2,274 | Down 742 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 584 | #374 | Up 15 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 26 | #1,532 | Up 607 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 528 | #389 | Up 6 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 14 | #2,139 | Down 614 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 496 | #395 | Down 57 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 25 | #1,525 | Down 45 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 632 | #338 | Up 11 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 26 | #1,480 | Up 269 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 579 | #349 | Down 31 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 19 | #1,749 | Down 507 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 643 | #318 | Up 24 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 35 | #1,242 | Up 257 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 541 | #342 | Up 17 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 24 | #1,499 | Up 45 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 481 | #359 | Down 3 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 23 | #1,544 | Down 399 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 488 | #356 | Up 2 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 39 | #1,145 | Up 337 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 472 | #358 | Down 18 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 25 | #1,482 | Up 160 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 542 | #340 | Down 5 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 19 | #1,642 | Down 462 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 485 | #335 | Up 10 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 31 | #1,180 | Up 131 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 395 | #345 | Down 1 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 26 | #1,311 | Up 120 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 397 | #344 | Down 29 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 24 | #1,431 | Down 115 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 487 | #315 | Up 39 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 28 | #1,316 | Down 329 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 388 | #354 | Down 11 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 42 | #987 | Up 586 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 367 | #343 | Up 35 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 19 | #1,573 | Down 488 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 308 | #378 | Down 32 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 35 | #1,085 | Up 114 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 338 | #346 | Up 16 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 30 | #1,199 | Up 89 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 323 | #362 | Down 17 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 27 | #1,288 | Down 106 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 340 | #345 | Up 8 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 31 | #1,182 | Down 17 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 319 | #353 | Up 41 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 32 | #1,165 | Up 101 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 266 | #394 | Up 33 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 28 | #1,266 | Up 44 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 236 | #427 | Up 2 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 26 | #1,310 | Down 56 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 227 | #429 | Up 19 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 29 | #1,254 | Up 79 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 217 | #448 | Up 53 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 27 | #1,333 | Down 143 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 166 | #501 | Up 44 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 35 | #1,190 | Up 106 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 155 | #545 | Up 108 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 30 | #1,296 | Up 27 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 114 | #653 | Up 89 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 30 | #1,323 | Up 84 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 91 | #742 | Up 58 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 28 | #1,407 | Up 158 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 82 | #800 | Up 14 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 23 | #1,565 | Down 233 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 80 | #814 | Up 5 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 30 | #1,332 | Up 48 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 82 | #819 | Up 173 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 29 | #1,380 | Up 561 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 59 | #992 | Down 107 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 17 | #1,941 | Down 114 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 69 | #885 | Up 123 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 19 | #1,827 | Down 318 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 55 | #1,008 | Down 5 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 25 | #1,509 | Down 93 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 56 | #1,003 | Down 35 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 27 | #1,416 | Up 466 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 57 | #968 | Down 118 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 17 | #1,882 | Up 191 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 67 | #850 | Up 44 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 15 | #2,073 | Down 751 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 64 | #894 | Down 94 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 27 | #1,322 | Up 52 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 74 | #800 | Up 20 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 25 | #1,374 | Up 80 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 68 | #820 | Up 30 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 22 | #1,454 | Up 154 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 59 | #850 | Up 51 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 15 | #1,608 | Down 243 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 42 | #901 | Up 12 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 15 | #1,365 | Down 12 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 34 | #913 | Up 90 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 13 | #1,353 | Up 184 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 26 | #1,003 | Down 105 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 6 | #1,537 | Down 419 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 23 | #898 | Down 53 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 9 | #1,118 | Up 227 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 26 | #845 | Down 54 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 26 | #791 | Up 91 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 20 | #882 | Down 133 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 5 | #1,345 | Down 92 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 25 | #749 | Up 216 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 5 | #1,253 | Down 244 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 15 | #965 | Up 3 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 15 | #968 | Down 58 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 16 | #910 | Down 97 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 6 | #1,009 | Down 152 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 18 | #813 | Up 36 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 17 | #849 | Up 69 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 13 | #918 | Down 33 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 18 | #885 | Down 279 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 7 | #857 | Up 200 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 26 | #606 | Up 280 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 15 | #886 | Up 9 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 5 | #1,057 | Down 157 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 13 | #895 | Down 82 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 7 | #900 | Down 43 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 16 | #813 | Up 240 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 10 | #1,053 | Down 334 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 7 | #857 | Up 99 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 17 | #719 | Down 6 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 17 | #713 | Down 28 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 6 | #956 | Down 115 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 18 | #685 | Up 111 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 6 | #841 | Down 102 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 12 | #796 | Down 129 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 8 | #739 | Up 16 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 16 | #667 | Up 90 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 12 | #757 | Down 67 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 8 | #755 | Up 90 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 14 | #690 | Up 43 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 10 | #733 | Up 375 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 6 | #845 | Up 47 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 5 | #1,108 | — |
| 1883 | Boys | 5 | #892 | — |