Gail
Rank in 2025
#8362
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
12
girls 12
Peak year
1951
9,886 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
210,698
since 1881
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Gail was most popular in 1951, when 9,886 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 12 babies were named Gail, ranking #8362 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
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| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 8362 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 17 | 6642 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 21 | 5752 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | 8032 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 20 | 5955 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 19 | 6083 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 15 | 7342 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 18 | 6521 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 13 | 8299 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 20 | 6186 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 15 | 7613 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 13 | 8485 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 24 | 5486 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 22 | 5895 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 14 | 8196 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 15 | 7880 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 19 | 6811 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 19 | 6799 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 23 | 5895 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 21 | 6125 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 24 | 5266 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 46 | 3265 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | 3731 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 30 | 4179 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | 4321 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 37 | 3527 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 41 | 3148 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 57 | 2429 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 58 | 2309 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 63 | 2151 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 54 | 2394 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 65 | 2102 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 77 | 1854 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 93 | 1630 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 117 | 1375 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 127 | 1279 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 131 | 1225 | 6 | 6941 |
| 1988 | 136 | 1129 | 6 | 6426 |
| 1987 | 144 | 1064 | 8 | 4968 |
| 1986 | 154 | 1001 | 5 | 6721 |
| 1985 | 194 | 838 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 238 | 698 | 5 | 6315 |
| 1983 | 275 | 627 | 6 | 5484 |
| 1982 | 306 | 593 | 6 | 5619 |
| 1981 | 290 | 624 | 17 | 2680 |
| 1980 | 303 | 605 | 6 | 5525 |
| 1979 | 350 | 536 | 13 | 3168 |
| 1978 | 392 | 495 | 11 | 3400 |
| 1977 | 392 | 484 | 14 | 2910 |
| 1976 | 475 | 425 | 20 | 2245 |
| 1975 | 560 | 370 | 26 | 1835 |
| 1974 | 628 | 346 | 25 | 1832 |
| 1973 | 746 | 312 | 30 | 1586 |
| 1972 | 987 | 267 | 34 | 1453 |
| 1971 | 1,184 | 249 | 39 | 1352 |
| 1970 | 1,424 | 222 | 24 | 1794 |
| 1969 | 1,562 | 202 | 37 | 1302 |
| 1968 | 1,802 | 180 | 32 | 1366 |
| 1967 | 2,022 | 163 | 37 | 1231 |
| 1966 | 2,301 | 151 | 39 | 1194 |
| 1965 | 2,859 | 134 | 38 | 1233 |
| 1964 | 3,446 | 125 | 39 | 1236 |
| 1963 | 4,104 | 105 | 52 | 1052 |
| 1962 | 4,380 | 103 | 65 | 939 |
| 1961 | 4,973 | 94 | 75 | 882 |
| 1960 | 5,428 | 90 | 58 | 1008 |
| 1959 | 6,344 | 75 | 105 | 747 |
| 1958 | 6,608 | 72 | 89 | 790 |
| 1957 | 7,952 | 54 | 103 | 738 |
| 1956 | 8,435 | 49 | 112 | 699 |
| 1955 | 8,972 | 42 | 115 | 685 |
| 1954 | 9,726 | 37 | 108 | 694 |
| 1953 | 9,585 | 39 | 155 | 576 |
| 1952 | 9,760 | 39 | 167 | 543 |
| 1951 | 9,886 | 36 | 180 | 505 |
| 1950 | 8,350 | 42 | 173 | 510 |
| 1949 | 7,225 | 51 | 210 | 456 |
| 1948 | 6,603 | 51 | 202 | 468 |
| 1947 | 7,242 | 49 | 205 | 469 |
| 1946 | 6,227 | 49 | 209 | 438 |
| 1945 | 4,832 | 52 | 167 | 459 |
| 1944 | 4,526 | 56 | 195 | 438 |
| 1943 | 4,810 | 55 | 213 | 425 |
| 1942 | 4,445 | 60 | 227 | 404 |
| 1941 | 3,609 | 68 | 199 | 414 |
| 1940 | 3,621 | 65 | 190 | 424 |
| 1939 | 3,355 | 73 | 217 | 384 |
| 1938 | 3,214 | 77 | 193 | 408 |
| 1937 | 2,635 | 99 | 218 | 371 |
| 1936 | 2,342 | 101 | 220 | 367 |
| 1935 | 1,800 | 127 | 194 | 393 |
| 1934 | 1,176 | 164 | 212 | 373 |
| 1933 | 541 | 264 | 171 | 415 |
| 1932 | 354 | 337 | 156 | 454 |
| 1931 | 239 | 415 | 135 | 493 |
| 1930 | 198 | 476 | 151 | 484 |
| 1929 | 172 | 516 | 147 | 483 |
| 1928 | 173 | 528 | 176 | 455 |
| 1927 | 186 | 515 | 122 | 560 |
| 1926 | 206 | 483 | 189 | 439 |
| 1925 | 163 | 563 | 179 | 449 |
| 1924 | 165 | 568 | 172 | 470 |
| 1923 | 154 | 581 | 208 | 417 |
| 1922 | 142 | 609 | 175 | 467 |
| 1921 | 204 | 483 | 177 | 462 |
| 1920 | 181 | 523 | 171 | 466 |
| 1919 | 184 | 494 | 176 | 444 |
| 1918 | 206 | 465 | 170 | 455 |
| 1917 | 217 | 434 | 158 | 450 |
| 1916 | 196 | 456 | 151 | 462 |
| 1915 | 135 | 551 | 143 | 459 |
| 1914 | 102 | 553 | 88 | 525 |
| 1913 | 58 | 678 | 61 | 552 |
| 1912 | 53 | 689 | 40 | 668 |
| 1911 | 32 | 766 | 23 | 644 |
| 1910 | 33 | 737 | 25 | 569 |
| 1909 | 32 | 706 | 10 | 951 |
| 1908 | 30 | 709 | 13 | 744 |
| 1907 | 35 | 631 | 19 | 559 |
| 1906 | 34 | 611 | 12 | 709 |
| 1905 | 14 | 1011 | 8 | 919 |
| 1904 | 36 | 559 | 12 | 686 |
| 1903 | 31 | 589 | 17 | 527 |
| 1902 | 26 | 648 | 11 | 687 |
| 1901 | 25 | 630 | 12 | 596 |
| 1900 | 28 | 676 | 9 | 902 |
| 1899 | 32 | 526 | 8 | 786 |
| 1898 | 32 | 571 | 11 | 663 |
| 1897 | 32 | 521 | 6 | 942 |
| 1896 | 36 | 487 | 9 | 778 |
| 1895 | 32 | 520 | 13 | 579 |
| 1894 | 22 | 628 | 10 | 668 |
| 1893 | 31 | 487 | 13 | 538 |
| 1892 | 21 | 616 | 11 | 641 |
| 1891 | 29 | 475 | 7 | 766 |
| 1890 | 20 | 578 | <5 | — |
| 1889 | 19 | 589 | 6 | 878 |
| 1888 | 15 | 663 | 7 | 815 |
| 1887 | 9 | 788 | <5 | — |
| 1886 | 12 | 657 | 6 | 845 |
| 1885 | 17 | 520 | <5 | — |
| 1884 | 8 | 793 | <5 | — |
| 1883 | 8 | 692 | <5 | — |
| 1882 | 8 | 678 | 7 | 754 |
| 1881 | 5 | 830 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 96% · boys 4% across all years