Gail Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Gail: every year it appeared on the national list since 1882, with 8,952 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

8,952

Peak year

1942 #404

Years on the list

102

10-year trend

-37.5%

In the 1940s · Most used in OH in {year}

Popularity history

1882–1989

Year	Births	Rank
1974	25	#1852
1975	26	#1852
1976	20	#2269
1977	14	#2958
1978	11	#3479
1979	13	#3227
1980	6	#5767
1981	17	#2710
1982	6	#5891
1983	6	#5718
1984	5	#6657
1986	5	#7088
1987	8	#5120
1988	6	#6695
1989	6	#7296

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1942

Names from the same era

Gerald · 1942 Mack · 1942 Jerald · 1942 Jerold · 1942 Errol · 1941 Wendell · 1940 Ned · 1939 Truman · 1945 Richard · 1946 Don · 1946

Names similar to Gail

Gaile Girls Gaila Girls Gaile Boys Gailen Boys Gailya Girls Gailyn Girls Gai Girls Gailon Boys Gailen Girls Gailene Girls Gailard Boys Gailann Girls

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