Gail

M F

Gail is a given name of English, Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (4% of births). There have been 210,681 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 201,730 as girls and 8,951 as boys. Gail gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1951 and has since declined significantly. It is the #371 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

View the full meaning and origin of Gail.

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	17
2023	21
2022	13
2021	20
2020	19
2019	15
2018	18
2017	13
2016	20
2015	15
2014	13
2013	24
2012	22
2011	14
2010	15
2009	19
2008	19
2007	23
2006	21
2005	24
2004	46
2003	37
2002	30
2001	28
2000	37
1999	41
1998	57
1997	58
1996	63
1995	54
1994	65
1993	77
1992	93
1991	117
1990	127
1989	137
1988	142
1987	152
1986	159
1985	194
1984	243
1983	281
1982	312
1981	307
1980	309
1979	363
1978	403
1977	406
1976	495
1975	586
1974	653
1973	776
1972	1,021
1971	1,223
1970	1,448
1969	1,599
1968	1,834
1967	2,059
1966	2,340
1965	2,897
1964	3,485
1963	4,155
1962	4,447
1961	5,047
1960	5,482
1959	6,449
1958	6,697
1957	8,055
1956	8,547
1955	9,087
1954	9,833
1953	9,741
1952	9,927
1951	10,066
1950	8,523
1949	7,435
1948	6,805
1947	7,447
1946	6,436
1945	4,999
1944	4,720
1943	5,023
1942	4,672
1941	3,808
1940	3,811
1939	3,572
1938	3,407
1937	2,853
1936	2,562
1935	1,994
1934	1,388
1933	712
1932	510
1931	374
1930	349
1929	319
1928	349
1927	308
1926	395
1925	342
1924	337
1923	362
1922	317
1921	381
1920	352
1919	360
1918	376
1917	375
1916	347
1915	278
1914	190
1913	119
1912	93
1911	55
1910	58
1909	42
1908	43
1907	54
1906	46
1905	22
1904	48
1903	48
1902	37
1901	37
1900	37
1899	40
1898	43
1897	38
1896	45
1895	45
1894	32
1893	44
1892	32
1891	36
1890	20
1889	25
1888	22
1887	9
1886	18
1885	17
1884	8
1883	8
1882	15
1881	5