Gaius

Popularity Trends

The name Gaius is the #7,272 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 467 recorded births since 1920. This represents the 6.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,119 (10.1% percentile) for all time with 467 births since 1920.

Gaius first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1920 (first recorded for boys in 1920). Birth data for Gaius is available in 32 out of the 104 years between 1920 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Gaius reached its peak popularity in 2014, achieving the 4.1% percentile (ranked #867) with 20 births per million. The name was most common in 2014, with 20 births per million (ranked 4.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Gaius ranks #899 for boys (1.3% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 45.3% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Gaius".

1920 2023 19202023

Key Statistics

Total Births

467

Peak Births

Peak Year

2014

First Recorded

1920

Peak Percentile

4.1%

Current Percentile

1.3%

Peak Rank

#867

Current Rank

#899

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Gaius", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Gaius.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Gaius's popularity from 1974 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Gaius at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Gaius range from Casyn at 93.0% correlation to Averie at 90.8% correlation, with an average correlation level of 91.2%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Kaiden with 50.9K births (97% boys) and the least popular is Nayden with 187 births (100% boys).

Gaius' share of births peaked at 20.5 births per million for boys in 2014. It reached its lowest point of 2.5 births per million (12% of peak) in 1998. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Gaius had 9.3 births per million, 45% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Casyn

495

92.99% (very strong)

Emree

1,002

91.47% (very strong)

Kenzli

296

91.45% (very strong)

Ellyana

1,409

91.18% (very strong)

Jassiah

350

91.14% (very strong)

Advay

504

91.04% (very strong)

Adyan

526

91.03% (very strong)

Nayden

187

90.95% (very strong)

Jaiveer

216

90.90% (very strong)

Kason

13.9k

90.84% (very strong)

Kaiden

50.9k

90.83% (very strong)

Averie

12.9k

90.83% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Gaius

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Gaius. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 43.6% confident that Gaius is pronounced as GAY-uhs, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is GAI-uhs, at 30.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.

GAY-uhs

43.6%

GAI-uhs

30.8%

GAY-yuhs

25.6%

GAY-uhs (2 syllables)

43.6% confidence

G EY1 AH0 S

GAI-uhs (2 syllables)

30.8% confidence

G AY1 AH0 S

GAY-yuhs (2 syllables)

25.6% confidence

G EY1 Y AH0 S

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like G EY1 AH0 S) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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