The first name Gail

Gail last appeared in the official list in 2008, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 8 births (#1,958).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gail with other names.

In 2025, 12 girls born in the United States were named Gail, the 8,535th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1951, when 9,886 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Gail Devers
  American athletics competitor, sprinter, hurdler, born 1966
• Gail Kim
  Canadian professional wrestler, model and actress, born 1977
• Gail O'Grady
  American actress (born 1963)
• Gail Russell
  Actress (1924-1961)
• Gail Patrick
  American actress and television producer, 1911–1980
• Gail Fisher
  American actress (1935-2000)
• Gail Goodrich
  American basketball player, born 1943
• Gail Ann Dorsey
  American singer and bassist, born 1962
• Gail Dines
  Anti-pornography campaigner, born 1958
• Gail Chanfreau
  Australian-French tennis player, born 1945
• Gail Emms
  Badminton player, born 1977
• Gail Simone
  American comic book writer, born 1974

How popular is the name Gail?

In 2008, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Gail, ranking 5,545th. Its peak was 1997, with 8 births.

Is Gail a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 210,698 US babies named Gail since 1880 were girls.

When was Gail most popular?

1951 in the United States, when 9,886 babies were named Gail, its highest rank at 36th.

How do you pronounce Gail?

Gail is /ɡeɪl/, one syllable.

What name is Gail a form of?

Gail is a form of Gayle.

What are other spellings of Gail?

Gayle.