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How popular is the name Gail?
Births per year, rank history and how many Gails are alive today.
Gail (female) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2008 (ranked 5545th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 1964, when around 630 babies were given the name, the 70th most popular that year. At least 16,000 babies have been named Gail in England and Wales since 1954. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Gail you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Gails born in England and Wales are between 51 and 69, and there are at least 18,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 5.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Gail.
How many babies are named Gail each year?
Where does Gail rank among girls' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Gail most popular?
Gail peaked in 1964, when around 630 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Gail?
At least 18,000 people named Gail born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Gail?
Most living Gails are between 51 and 69; the most common age is about 62.
Is Gail becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.