Gao is a rare variant of Gay that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Gao is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Gao was first reported in SSA data in 1980 and peaked in 1989 (32 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #18,454 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #13,484 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #13,216 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #11,678 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #16,179 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #12,228 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #8,418 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | #5,654 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | #5,478 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #10,964 |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #4,259 |
| 1994 | 21 | — | #4,737 |
| 1993 | 25 | — | #4,143 |
| 1992 | 26 | — | #4,002 |
| 1991 | 31 | — | #3,472 |
| 1990 | 23 | — | #4,282 |
| 1989 | 32 | — | #3,279 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #6,400 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | #4,529 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #4,415 |
| 1985 | 15 | — | #4,920 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,508 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #10,810 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,516 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,476 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,457 |