Gay vs Smiley

Gay

name
  • An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person. 

  • A female given name from English from the word gay, "joyful"; rare today. 

  • A male given name from English. Also a shortened form of Gabriel, Gaylord and similar names, or transferred from the surname. 

Smiley

name
  • A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, perhaps originally a byname for a happy, smiling person. 

  • A village in Saskatchewan, Canada. 

  • An unincorporated community in Virginia, United States. 

  • A city in Texas, United States. 

noun
  • Synonym of Samoyed (breed of dog) 

How often have the words Gay and Smiley occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )