Gail Name Popularity

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How popular is Gail?

In 2018 the rare name Gail, ranked the 6,577th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Gail is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #36 in 1951 with 9,884 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Gail in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1887-1891, 1901-1904, 1909-1917, and 1928-1951, the name Gail took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1957-1980, 1982-1986, 1989-1995, and 1996-2001.

Sometimes the name Gail has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Gail's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Gail has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gail?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Gail is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Gail has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Gail (Girl)		Gail (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		18	6,577	< 5	--
2017		13	8,417	< 5	--
2016		20	6,244	< 5	--
2015		15	7,735	< 5	--
2014		13	8,622	< 5	--
2013		23	5,708	< 5	--
2012		21	6,179	< 5	--
2011		14	8,331	< 5	--
2010		15	8,021	< 5	--
2009		19	6,890	< 5	--
2008		18	7,173	< 5	--
2007		23	5,954	< 5	--
2006		21	6,203	< 5	--
2005		24	5,324	< 5	--
2004		46	3,285	< 5	--
2003		37	3,755	< 5	--
2002		29	4,313	< 5	--
2001		28	4,356	< 5	--
2000		37	3,543	< 5	--
1999		41	3,156	< 5	--
1998		57	2,436	< 5	--
1997		58	2,315	< 5	--
1996		63	2,159	< 5	--
1995		54	2,399	< 5	--
1994		65	2,110	< 5	--
1993		77	1,858	< 5	--
1992		93	1,635	< 5	--
1991		117	1,378	< 5	--
1990		128	1,275	< 5	--
1989		131	1,227	6	7,294
1988		136	1,130	6	6,694
1987		144	1,065	8	5,115
1986		154	1,003	5	7,083
1985		194	837	< 5	--
1984		237	702	5	6,654
1983		275	627	6	5,723
1982		306	592	6	5,889
1981		290	625	17	2,710
1980		302	608	6	5,765
1979		351	536	13	3,225
1978		393	494	11	3,477
1977		392	486	14	2,955
1976		475	426	20	2,268
1975		561	370	26	1,849
1974		628	346	25	1,851
1973		746	313	30	1,595
1972		987	267	34	1,463
1971		1,184	249	39	1,359
1970		1,425	221	24	1,818
1969		1,562	202	37	1,308
1968		1,802	180	32	1,371
1967		2,022	163	37	1,237
1966		2,301	152	39	1,204
1965		2,858	134	38	1,246
1964		3,447	125	39	1,246
1963		4,105	105	52	1,062
1962		4,379	103	66	933
1961		4,973	94	74	893
1960		5,419	90	58	1,012
1959		6,354	75	104	748
1958		6,606	72	89	791
1957		7,944	54	103	741
1956		8,438	49	112	699
1955		8,967	42	115	683
1954		9,724	37	108	695
1953		9,586	39	155	576
1952		9,765	39	167	543
1951		9,884	36	180	506
1950		8,348	42	173	510
1949		7,226	51	210	457
1948		6,604	51	202	471
1947		7,240	49	205	469
1946		6,228	49	209	439
1945		4,831	52	167	459
1944		4,526	56	195	437
1943		4,810	55	213	425
1942		4,444	60	227	404
1941		3,608	68	199	414
1940		3,621	65	190	424
1939		3,353	73	217	384
1938		3,216	77	193	409
1937		2,634	99	218	370
1936		2,342	101	220	367
1935		1,799	127	194	393
1934		1,178	164	212	373
1933		541	263	171	416
1932		354	337	156	456
1931		239	415	135	494
1930		198	476	151	484
1929		171	519	147	483
1928		174	527	176	455
1927		186	515	122	560
1926		206	486	189	439
1925		163	563	179	449
1924		165	568	172	470
1923		154	582	208	417
1922		142	610	175	467
1921		204	483	177	462
1920		181	525	171	466
1919		184	494	176	445
1918		206	465	170	455
1917		217	436	158	450
1916		196	457	151	462
1915		135	552	143	459
1914		102	554	88	525
1913		58	683	61	555
1912		53	691	40	673
1911		32	769	23	657
1910		33	743	25	572
1909		32	713	10	974
1908		30	717	13	762
1907		35	634	19	568
1906		34	616	12	722
1905		14	1,030	8	955
1904		36	565	12	702
1903		31	591	17	532
1902		26	657	11	707
1901		25	638	12	616
1900		28	680	9	933
1899		32	528	8	811
1898		32	575	11	677
1897		32	524	6	991
1896		36	493	9	794
1895		32	524	13	586
1894		22	632	10	690
1893		31	493	13	552
1892		21	625	11	655
1891		29	478	7	800
1890		20	588	< 5	--
1889		19	592	6	916
1888		15	673	7	860
1887		9	814	< 5	--
1886		12	672	6	890
1885		17	528	< 5	--
1884		8	815	< 5	--
1883		8	722	< 5	--
1882		8	707	7	789
1881		5	869	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.