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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
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 1964
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Hampshire#62 · 1 in 207
- Rhode Island#64 · 1 in 230
- Delaware#69 · 1 in 239
- Massachusetts#71 · 1 in 285
- Hawaii#74 · 1 in 263
Best ever in a state: #8 in Hawaii, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #62 | 26 | 1 in 207 |
| Rhode Island | #64 | 33 | 1 in 230 |
| Delaware | #69 | 18 | 1 in 239 |
| Massachusetts | #71 | 176 | 1 in 285 |
| Hawaii | #74 | 22 | 1 in 263 |
| Alaska | #78 | 10 | 1 in 252 |
| Connecticut | #83 | 75 | 1 in 323 |
| Maine | #88 | 28 | 1 in 320 |
| Minnesota | #88 | 95 | 1 in 357 |
| Wisconsin | #88 | 111 | 1 in 357 |
| Maryland | #89 | 87 | 1 in 346 |
| New Jersey | #90 | 153 | 1 in 372 |
| Vermont | #95 | 9 | 1 in 358 |
| New York | #96 | 392 | 1 in 410 |
| North Dakota | #98 | 17 | 1 in 330 |
| South Dakota | #100 | 17 | 1 in 368 |
| District of Columbia | #102 | 31 | 1 in 402 |
| Michigan | #105 | 179 | 1 in 437 |
| Pennsylvania | #105 | 235 | 1 in 426 |
| Illinois | #106 | 212 | 1 in 463 |
| Florida | #111 | 99 | 1 in 485 |
| Washington | #116 | 52 | 1 in 462 |
| Georgia | #117 | 90 | 1 in 487 |
| Missouri | #119 | 77 | 1 in 513 |
| Nebraska | #120 | 28 | 1 in 465 |
| Mississippi | #122 | 44 | 1 in 516 |
| Virginia | #126 | 72 | 1 in 553 |
| Iowa | #129 | 48 | 1 in 503 |
| South Carolina | #132 | 45 | 1 in 535 |
| Montana | #135 | 11 | 1 in 489 |
| Oregon | #137 | 26 | 1 in 527 |
| Nevada | #138 | 7 | 1 in 465 |
| Louisiana | #141 | 60 | 1 in 605 |
| Kansas | #147 | 27 | 1 in 636 |
| Ohio | #147 | 136 | 1 in 691 |
| West Virginia | #148 | 22 | 1 in 693 |
| North Carolina | #155 | 67 | 1 in 688 |
| California | #158 | 244 | 1 in 704 |
| Tennessee | #158 | 46 | 1 in 757 |
| Indiana | #163 | 62 | 1 in 756 |
| New Mexico | #165 | 17 | 1 in 622 |
| Colorado | #170 | 26 | 1 in 682 |
| Oklahoma | #197 | 21 | 1 in 901 |
| Kentucky | #201 | 27 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Arkansas | #206 | 17 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Utah | #206 | 10 | 1 in 941 |
| Texas | #229 | 101 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Alabama | #258 | 22 | 1 in 1,462 |
| Arizona | #327 | 9 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
70 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1951 at #36 (9,886 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 25 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 25 yrs · run 1937–1961
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1906–1985
Share of babies · girls
1 in 182
- Highest: 1 in 182 girls born in 1951 were named Gail (0.55%)
- Latest: 1 in 133,939 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 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 1964
girls
#125
3,446 births · 1 in 550 girls
boys
#1,236
39 births · 1 in 51,095 boys
Top girls' names in 1964
Top boys' names in 1964
More about 1964
girls
1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 550 of them was named Gail, which outranked 98.4% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Gail
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 51,095 of them was named Gail, which outranked 73.1% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Gail
- #1,219Tory40
- #1,219Willam40
- #1,219Willy40
- #1,236Gail39
- #1,236Allyn39
- #1,236Arnie39
- #1,236Bertrand39
- #1,263Adalberto38
- #1,263Bartholomew38
- #1,263Darel38
Tied with 26 names at #1,236; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
- ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
- ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
- ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
- ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
- ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.