Gail
#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 95.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1951 · 9,886 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 25 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 201,746since 1881
Gail over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,362 | 12 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,752 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,083 | 19 | — | |
| 2019 | #7,342 | 15 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,521 | 18 | — | |
| 2017 | #8,299 | 13 | — | |
| 2016 | #6,186 | 20 | — | |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 | — | |
| 2014 | #8,485 | 13 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,486 | 24 | — | |
| 2012 | #5,895 | 22 | — | |
| 2011 | #8,196 | 14 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | — | |
| 2009 | #6,811 | 19 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,799 | 19 | — | |
| 2007 | #5,895 | 23 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,266 | 24 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,265 | 46 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,731 | 37 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,179 | 30 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,321 | 28 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,527 | 37 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,148 | 41 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,429 | 57 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,309 | 58 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,151 | 63 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,394 | 54 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,102 | 65 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,854 | 77 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,630 | 93 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,375 | 117 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,279 | 127 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,225 | 131 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #1,129 | 136 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #1,064 | 144 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #1,001 | 154 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #838 | 194 | — | |
| 1984 | #698 | 238 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #627 | 275 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #593 | 306 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #624 | 290 | #2,680 | 17 |
| 1980 | #605 | 303 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #536 | 350 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #495 | 392 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #484 | 392 | #2,910 | 14 |
| 1976 | #425 | 475 | #2,245 | 20 |
| 1975 | #370 | 560 | #1,835 | 26 |
| 1974 | #346 | 628 | #1,832 | 25 |
| 1973 | #312 | 746 | #1,586 | 30 |
| 1972 | #267 | 987 | #1,453 | 34 |
| 1971 | #249 | 1,184 | #1,352 | 39 |
| 1970 | #222 | 1,424 | #1,794 | 24 |
| 1969 | #202 | 1,562 | #1,302 | 37 |
| 1968 | #180 | 1,802 | #1,366 | 32 |
| 1967 | #163 | 2,022 | #1,231 | 37 |
| 1966 | #151 | 2,301 | #1,194 | 39 |
| 1965 | #134 | 2,859 | #1,233 | 38 |
| 1964 | #125 | 3,446 | #1,236 | 39 |
| 1963 | #105 | 4,104 | #1,052 | 52 |
| 1962 | #103 | 4,380 | #939 | 65 |
| 1961 | #94 | 4,973 | #882 | 75 |
| 1960 | #90 | 5,428 | #1,008 | 58 |
| 1959 | #75 | 6,344 | #747 | 105 |
| 1958 | #72 | 6,608 | #790 | 89 |
| 1957 | #54 | 7,952 | #738 | 103 |
| 1956 | #49 | 8,435 | #699 | 112 |
| 1955 | #42 | 8,972 | #685 | 115 |
| 1954 | #37 | 9,726 | #694 | 108 |
| 1953 | #39 | 9,585 | #576 | 155 |
| 1952 | #39 | 9,760 | #543 | 167 |
| 1951 | #36 | 9,886 | #505 | 180 |
| 1950 | #42 | 8,350 | #510 | 173 |
| 1949 | #51 | 7,225 | #456 | 210 |
| 1948 | #51 | 6,603 | #468 | 202 |
| 1947 | #49 | 7,242 | #469 | 205 |
| 1946 | #49 | 6,227 | #438 | 209 |
| 1945 | #52 | 4,832 | #459 | 167 |
| 1944 | #56 | 4,526 | #438 | 195 |
| 1943 | #55 | 4,810 | #425 | 213 |
| 1942 | #60 | 4,445 | #404 | 227 |
| 1941 | #68 | 3,609 | #414 | 199 |
| 1940 | #65 | 3,621 | #424 | 190 |
| 1939 | #73 | 3,355 | #384 | 217 |
| 1938 | #77 | 3,214 | #408 | 193 |
| 1937 | #99 | 2,635 | #371 | 218 |
| 1936 | #101 | 2,342 | #367 | 220 |
| 1935 | #127 | 1,800 | #393 | 194 |
| 1934 | #164 | 1,176 | #373 | 212 |
| 1933 | #264 | 541 | #415 | 171 |
| 1932 | #337 | 354 | #454 | 156 |
| 1931 | #415 | 239 | #493 | 135 |
| 1930 | #476 | 198 | #484 | 151 |
| 1929 | #516 | 172 | #483 | 147 |
| 1928 | #528 | 173 | #455 | 176 |
| 1927 | #515 | 186 | #560 | 122 |
| 1926 | #483 | 206 | #439 | 189 |
| 1925 | #563 | 163 | #449 | 179 |
| 1924 | #568 | 165 | #470 | 172 |
| 1923 | #581 | 154 | #417 | 208 |
| 1922 | #609 | 142 | #467 | 175 |
| 1921 | #483 | 204 | #462 | 177 |
| 1920 | #523 | 181 | #466 | 171 |
| 1919 | #494 | 184 | #444 | 176 |
| 1918 | #465 | 206 | #455 | 170 |
| 1917 | #434 | 217 | #450 | 158 |
| 1916 | #456 | 196 | #462 | 151 |
| 1915 | #551 | 135 | #459 | 143 |
| 1914 | #553 | 102 | #525 | 88 |
| 1913 | #678 | 58 | #552 | 61 |
| 1912 | #689 | 53 | #668 | 40 |
| 1911 | #766 | 32 | #644 | 23 |
| 1910 | #737 | 33 | #569 | 25 |
| 1909 | #706 | 32 | #951 | 10 |
| 1908 | #709 | 30 | #744 | 13 |
| 1907 | #631 | 35 | #559 | 19 |
| 1906 | #611 | 34 | #709 | 12 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #919 | 8 |
| 1904 | #559 | 36 | #686 | 12 |
| 1903 | #589 | 31 | #527 | 17 |
| 1902 | #648 | 26 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | #630 | 25 | #596 | 12 |
| 1900 | #676 | 28 | #902 | 9 |
| 1899 | #526 | 32 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #571 | 32 | #663 | 11 |
| 1897 | #521 | 32 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #487 | 36 | #778 | 9 |
| 1895 | #520 | 32 | #579 | 13 |
| 1894 | #628 | 22 | #668 | 10 |
| 1893 | #487 | 31 | #538 | 13 |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 | #641 | 11 |
| 1891 | #475 | 29 | #766 | 7 |
| 1890 | #578 | 20 | — | |
| 1889 | #589 | 19 | #878 | 6 |
| 1888 | #663 | 15 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | #657 | 12 | #845 | 6 |
| 1885 | #520 | 17 | — | |
| 1884 | #793 | 8 | — | |
| 1883 | #692 | 8 | — | |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | #754 | 7 |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Gail! It came in at #830, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Gail is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#157 · 1 in 1,051
- California#274 · 1 in 1,936
- Pennsylvania#307 · 1 in 3,995
- Wisconsin#370 · 1 in 4,885
- Illinois#372 · 1 in 4,547
Best ever in a state: #8 in Hawaii, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #157 | 20 | 1 in 1,051 |
| California | #274 | 19 | 1 in 1,936 |
| Pennsylvania | #307 | 23 | 1 in 3,995 |
| Wisconsin | #370 | 5 | 1 in 4,885 |
| Illinois | #372 | 13 | 1 in 4,547 |
| Michigan | #432 | 7 | 1 in 5,982 |
| New York | #459 | 13 | 1 in 7,754 |
| Ohio | #474 | 7 | 1 in 7,854 |
| Texas | #850 | 6 | 1 in 10,096 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gail
- 1,720 spots since 2024 (#6,642 → #8,362)
- 2,279 spots since 2020 (#6,083 → #8,362)
- 749 spots since 2015 (#7,613 → #8,362)
- Biggest jump: 400 spots in 1906 (#1,011 → #611)
- Biggest drop: 452 spots in 1905 (#559 → #1,011)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1951 at #36 (9,886 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 25 yrs · run 1937–1961
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1906–1985
- Highest: 1 in 182 girls born in 1951 were named Gail (0.55%)
- Latest: 1 in 133,939 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 42.4% of all girls named Gail (85,618) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 101 | #520 (1885) | #690 |
| 1890s | 287 | #475 (1891) | #541 |
| 1900s | 291 | #559 (1904) | #677 |
| 1910s | 1,216 | #434 (1917) | #582 |
| 1920s | 1,746 | #483 (1926) | #537 |
| 1930s | 15,854 | #73 (1939) | #213 |
| 1940s | 53,140 | #49 (1947) | #56 |
| 1950s | 85,618 | #36 (1951) | #49 |
| 1960s | 32,877 | #90 (1960) | #135 |
| 1970s | 7,138 | #222 (1970) | #371 |
| 1980s | 2,171 | #593 (1982) | #840 |
| 1990s | 752 | #1,279 (1990) | #2,067 |
| 2000s | 284 | #3,265 (2004) | #4,992 |
| 2010s | 169 | #5,486 (2013) | #7,190 |
| 2020s | 102 | #5,752 (2023) | #6,804 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gail in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 6,411 of them was named Gail, which outranked 90.8% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 9,237 of them was named Gail, which outranked 88.3% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.