Gail

Where Gail comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Gail.

  • 1 syllable
Gail through the years
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #830 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1929
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 1951
    Peak, #36
    9,886 babies named Gail, the most in any year.
  4. 1962
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #103.
  5. 1966
    Gail Devers born
    American athletics competitor, sprinter, hurdler
  6. 1977
    Gail Kim born
    Canadian professional wrestler, model and actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name, a diminutive of Abigail.
Namesakes
  • Gail Devers · American athletics competitor, sprinter, hurdler, born 1966
  • Gail Kim · Canadian professional wrestler, model and actress, born 1977
  • Gail O'Grady · American actress, born 1963
  • Gail Patrick · American actress and television producer, 1911–1980
  • Gail Russell · actress, 1924–1961

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.