Gail

Gail

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Gail is a masculine and feminine given name. As a feminine name, it can be a short form of the name Abigail. Gail has been used as a masculine and feminine name, and until the 1930s, was equally common on both sexes.

From Wikipedia

Gail first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 454 babies (rank #15 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gail

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gail yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,909

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

454

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	454	#15
1953	392	#24
1954	367	#24
1955	350	#25
1956	304	#32
1957	249	#37
1958	248	#40
1959	179	#53
1960	303	#46
1961	266	#56
1962	240	#59
1963	182	#67
1964	175	#65
1965	85	#94
1966	113	#88
2014	1	#1,561
2016	1	#1,516

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

454

#15

1953

392

#24

1954

367

#24

1955

350

#25

1956

304

#32

1957

249

#37

1958

248

#40

1959

179

#53

1960

303

#46

1961

266

#56

1962

240

#59

1963

182

#67

1964

175

#65

1965

#94

1966

113

#88

2014

#1,561

2016

#1,516

Meaning

Numerology of Gail

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Gail

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