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Gail Name Popularity

How popular is the name Gail? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 24 0.0048%
1913 — 27 0.0048%
1914 — 52 0.0075%
1915 — 66 0.0073%
1916 — 154 0.0159%
1917 — 167 0.0167%
1918 — 155 0.0144%
1919 — 142 0.0136%
1920 — 132 0.0119%
1921 — 160 0.014%
1922 — 86 0.0077%
1923 — 100 0.0089%
1924 — 128 0.011%
1925 — 114 0.0101%
1926 — 144 0.0131%
1927 — 113 0.0102%
1928 — 133 0.0124%
1929 — 134 0.0129%
1930 — 142 0.0136%
1931 — 183 0.0185%
1932 — 317 0.0321%
1933 — 506 0.0543%
1934 — 1,154 0.1194%
1935 — 1,784 0.1836%
1936 — 2,328 0.2417%
1937 — 2,619 0.2658%
1938 — 3,208 0.3134%
1939 — 3,348 0.3291%
1940 — 3,617 0.3403%
1941 — 3,599 0.3198%
1942 — 4,437 0.3514%
1943 — 4,802 0.3678%
1944 — 4,523 0.3649%
1945 — 4,822 0.3954%
1946 — 6,224 0.4218%
1947 — 7,240 0.4337%
1948 — 6,604 0.4137%
1949 — 7,224 0.4491%
1950 — 8,348 0.5185%
1951 — 9,885 0.583%
1952 — 9,768 0.5596%
1953 — 9,577 0.5411%
1954 — 9,723 0.5319%
1955 — 8,967 0.4875%
1956 — 8,438 0.4468%
1957 — 7,941 0.4127%
1958 — 6,609 0.3497%
1959 — 6,353 0.3344%
1960 — 5,415 0.2858%
1961 — 4,972 0.2634%
1962 — 4,378 0.2385%
1963 — 4,105 0.2287%
1964 — 3,440 0.1954%
1965 — 2,851 0.1743%
1966 — 2,296 0.1471%
1967 — 2,008 0.1323%
1968 — 1,794 0.1195%
1969 — 1,545 0.1003%
1970 — 1,413 0.0888%
1971 — 1,158 0.0771%
1972 — 970 0.0712%
1973 — 713 0.055%
1974 — 598 0.046%
1975 — 520 0.0405%
1976 — 426 0.0331%
1977 — 337 0.025%
1978 — 339 0.0252%
1979 — 291 0.0206%
1980 — 261 0.0179%
1981 — 239 0.0163%
1982 — 254 0.017%
1983 — 198 0.0134%
1984 — 184 0.0124%
1985 — 135 0.0089%
1986 — 102 0.0068%
1987 — 101 0.0066%
1988 — 80 0.0051%
1989 — 76 0.0047%
1990 — 71 0.0043%
1991 — 64 0.0039%
1992 — 33 0.0021%
1993 — 21 0.0013%
1994 — 23 0.0015%
1995 — 8 0.0005%
1996 — 28 0.0019%
1997 — 22 0.0015%
1998 — 18 0.0012%
1999 — 6 0.0004%
2000 — 7 0.0005%
2001 — 0 0%
2002 — 10 0.0007%
2003 — 5 0.0003%
2004 — 12 0.0008%
2005 — 7 0.0005%
2006 — 0 0%
2007 — 0 0%
2008 — 0 0%
2009 — 0 0%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 0 0%
2012 — 0 0%
2013 — 0 0%
2014 — 0 0%
2015 — 0 0%
2016 — 5 0.0003%
2017 — 0 0%
2018 — 0 0%
2019 — 0 0%
2020 — 0 0%
2021 — 0 0%
2022 — 0 0%
2023 — 0 0%

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Names Like Gail

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What names are variants of Gail?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Gail.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gael

A Celt

Gaelic

Gahl

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gaila

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gaile

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gaill

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gal

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gale

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Galia

Father of exaltation; the Lord has redeemed

Hebrew

Gayel

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gayelle

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gayla

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gayle

English

Gayleen

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gaylene

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gayline

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gayll

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gaylla

Father of exaltation

Hebrew

Gaylle

Father of exaltation

Hebrew


What names sound like Gail?

If you like how Gail sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Gail.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Caila

Slim and fair

Irish

Cal

Lovely one; beautiful flower

Greek

Gala

Merrymaking, festivity

French

Galla

Merrymaking, festivity; gaul

Latin

Geila

Joy

Hebrew

Gila

Joy

Hebrew

Gill

Bright promise; youthful

Latin

Kaila

The laurel crown; style

Hebrew

Kaili

Slender

Gaelic


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