Gail

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Anglo-Norman	Girl	gay, lively
Hebrew	Girl	Father's joy. A short form of Abigail, but also used independently.
Old English	Girl	gay, lively

Popularity of Gail

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
1986	1000	Female	0.0084%
1985	837	Female	0.0105%
1984	702	Female	0.0132%
1983	627	Female	0.0154%
1982	593	Female	0.0169%
1981	624	Female	0.0163%
1980	609	Female	0.0169%
1979	535	Female	0.0204%
1978	496	Female	0.0239%
1977	485	Female	0.0238%
1976	426	Female	0.0302%
1975	370	Female	0.0360%
1974	345	Female	0.0402%
1973	313	Female	0.0480%
1972	267	Female	0.0614%
1971	249	Female	0.0675%
1970	221	Female	0.0778%
1969	201	Female	0.0889%
1968	180	Female	0.1054%
1967	164	Female	0.1178%
1966	152	Female	0.1310%
1965	134	Female	0.1565%
1964	125	Female	0.1762%
1963	105	Female	0.2065%
1962	103	Female	0.2161%
1961	94	Female	0.2395%
1960	90	Female	0.2605%
1959	75	Female	0.3056%
1958	72	Female	0.3203%
1957	54	Female	0.3782%
1956	49	Female	0.4102%
1955	42	Female	0.4477%
1954	37	Female	0.4882%
1953	39	Female	0.4966%
1952	39	Female	0.5133%
1951	36	Female	0.5356%
1950	42	Female	0.4748%
1949	51	Female	0.4115%
1948	51	Female	0.3789%
1947	49	Female	0.3985%
1946	49	Female	0.3861%
1945	52	Female	0.3587%
1944	54	Female	0.3313%
1943	55	Female	0.3352%
1942	60	Female	0.3197%
1941	68	Female	0.2896%
1940	65	Female	0.3066%
1939	73	Female	0.2955%
1938	77	Female	0.2818%
1937	99	Female	0.2389%
1936	102	Female	0.2176%
1935	127	Female	0.1655%
1934	164	Female	0.1090%
1933	263	Female	0.0517%
1932	337	Female	0.0320%
1931	416	Female	0.0217%
1930	478	Female	0.0169%
1929	519	Female	0.0148%
1928	527	Female	0.0146%
1927	515	Female	0.0150%
1926	484	Female	0.0168%
1925	563	Female	0.0129%
1924	567	Female	0.0127%
1923	582	Female	0.0123%
1922	615	Female	0.0113%
1921	481	Female	0.0160%
1920	525	Female	0.0146%
1919	493	Female	0.0157%
1918	465	Female	0.0171%
1917	436	Female	0.0193%
1916	455	Female	0.0181%
1915	551	Female	0.0133%
1914	554	Female	0.0128%
1913	683	Female	0.0089%
1912	691	Female	0.0090%
1911	769	Female	0.0072%
1910	743	Female	0.0079%
1909	712	Female	0.0087%
1908	717	Female	0.0085%
1907	634	Female	0.0104%
1906	616	Female	0.0108%
1904	565	Female	0.0123%
1903	591	Female	0.0111%
1902	657	Female	0.0093%
1901	638	Female	0.0098%
1900	680	Female	0.0088%
1899	528	Female	0.0129%
1898	575	Female	0.0117%
1897	524	Female	0.0129%
1896	493	Female	0.0143%
1895	516	Female	0.0134%
1894	632	Female	0.0093%
1893	493	Female	0.0138%
1892	626	Female	0.0093%
1891	478	Female	0.0148%
1890	588	Female	0.0099%
1889	592	Female	0.0100%
1888	674	Female	0.0079%
1887	814	Female	0.0058%
1886	672	Female	0.0078%
1885	528	Female	0.0120%
1884	815	Female	0.0058%
1883	722	Female	0.0067%
1882	707	Female	0.0069%
1881	869	Female	0.0051%