Gail Popularity by Year
Follow Gail across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Gail birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 12 | #8,362 | Down 1,720 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 17 | #6,642 | Down 890 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 21 | #5,752 | Up 2,280 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 13 | #8,032 | Down 2,077 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 20 | #5,955 | Up 128 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 19 | #6,083 | Up 1,259 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 15 | #7,342 | Down 821 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 18 | #6,521 | Up 1,778 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 13 | #8,299 | Down 2,113 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 20 | #6,186 | Up 1,427 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 15 | #7,613 | Up 872 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 13 | #8,485 | Down 2,999 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 24 | #5,486 | Up 409 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 22 | #5,895 | Up 2,301 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 14 | #8,196 | Down 316 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 15 | #7,880 | Down 1,069 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 19 | #6,811 | Down 12 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 19 | #6,799 | Down 904 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 23 | #5,895 | Up 230 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 21 | #6,125 | Down 859 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 24 | #5,266 | Down 2,001 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 46 | #3,265 | Up 466 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 37 | #3,731 | Up 448 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 30 | #4,179 | Up 142 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 28 | #4,321 | Down 794 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 37 | #3,527 | Down 379 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 41 | #3,148 | Down 719 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 57 | #2,429 | Down 120 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 58 | #2,309 | Down 158 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 63 | #2,151 | Up 243 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 54 | #2,394 | Down 292 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 65 | #2,102 | Down 248 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 77 | #1,854 | Down 224 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 93 | #1,630 | Down 255 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 117 | #1,375 | Down 96 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 127 | #1,279 | Down 54 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 6 | #6,941 | Down 515 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 131 | #1,225 | Down 96 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 6 | #6,426 | Down 1,458 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 136 | #1,129 | Down 65 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 8 | #4,968 | Up 1,753 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 144 | #1,064 | Down 63 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 5 | #6,721 | Down 406 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 154 | #1,001 | Down 163 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 194 | #838 | Down 140 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 5 | #6,315 | Down 831 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 238 | #698 | Down 71 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 6 | #5,484 | Up 135 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 275 | #627 | Down 34 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 6 | #5,619 | Down 2,939 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 306 | #593 | Up 31 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 17 | #2,680 | Up 2,845 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 290 | #624 | Down 19 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 6 | #5,525 | Down 2,357 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 303 | #605 | Down 69 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 13 | #3,168 | Up 232 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 350 | #536 | Down 41 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 11 | #3,400 | Down 490 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 392 | #495 | Down 11 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 14 | #2,910 | Down 665 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 392 | #484 | Down 59 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 20 | #2,245 | Down 410 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 475 | #425 | Down 55 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 26 | #1,835 | Down 3 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 560 | #370 | Down 24 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 25 | #1,832 | Down 246 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 628 | #346 | Down 34 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 30 | #1,586 | Down 133 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 746 | #312 | Down 45 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 34 | #1,453 | Down 101 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 987 | #267 | Down 18 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 39 | #1,352 | Up 442 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 1,184 | #249 | Down 27 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 24 | #1,794 | Down 492 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 1,424 | #222 | Down 20 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 37 | #1,302 | Up 64 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 1,562 | #202 | Down 22 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 32 | #1,366 | Down 135 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 1,802 | #180 | Down 17 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 37 | #1,231 | Down 37 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 2,022 | #163 | Down 12 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 39 | #1,194 | Up 39 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 2,301 | #151 | Down 17 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 38 | #1,233 | Up 3 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 2,859 | #134 | Down 9 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 39 | #1,236 | Down 184 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 3,446 | #125 | Down 20 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 52 | #1,052 | Down 113 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 4,104 | #105 | Down 2 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 65 | #939 | Down 57 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 4,380 | #103 | Down 9 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 75 | #882 | Up 126 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 4,973 | #94 | Down 4 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 58 | #1,008 | Down 261 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 5,428 | #90 | Down 15 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 105 | #747 | Up 43 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 6,344 | #75 | Down 3 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 89 | #790 | Down 52 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 6,608 | #72 | Down 18 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 103 | #738 | Down 39 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 7,952 | #54 | Down 5 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 112 | #699 | Down 14 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 8,435 | #49 | Down 7 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 115 | #685 | Up 9 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 8,972 | #42 | Down 5 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 108 | #694 | Down 118 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 9,726 | #37 | Up 2 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 155 | #576 | Down 33 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 9,585 | #39 | No rank change |
| 1952 | Boys | 167 | #543 | Down 38 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 9,760 | #39 | Down 3 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 180 | #505 | Up 5 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 9,886 | #36 | Up 6 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 173 | #510 | Down 54 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 8,350 | #42 | Up 9 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 210 | #456 | Up 12 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 7,225 | #51 | No rank change |
| 1948 | Boys | 202 | #468 | Up 1 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 6,603 | #51 | Down 2 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 205 | #469 | Down 31 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 7,242 | #49 | No rank change |
| 1946 | Boys | 209 | #438 | Up 21 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 6,227 | #49 | Up 3 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 167 | #459 | Down 21 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 4,832 | #52 | Up 4 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 195 | #438 | Down 13 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 4,526 | #56 | Down 1 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 213 | #425 | Down 21 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 4,810 | #55 | Up 5 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 227 | #404 | Up 10 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 4,445 | #60 | Up 8 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 199 | #414 | Up 10 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 3,609 | #68 | Down 3 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 190 | #424 | Down 40 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 3,621 | #65 | Up 8 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 217 | #384 | Up 24 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 3,355 | #73 | Up 4 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 193 | #408 | Down 37 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 3,214 | #77 | Up 22 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 218 | #371 | Down 4 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 2,635 | #99 | Up 2 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 220 | #367 | Up 26 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 2,342 | #101 | Up 26 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 194 | #393 | Down 20 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 1,800 | #127 | Up 37 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 212 | #373 | Up 42 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 1,176 | #164 | Up 100 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 171 | #415 | Up 39 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 541 | #264 | Up 73 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 156 | #454 | Up 39 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 354 | #337 | Up 78 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 135 | #493 | Down 9 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 239 | #415 | Up 61 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 151 | #484 | Down 1 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 198 | #476 | Up 40 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 147 | #483 | Down 28 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 172 | #516 | Up 12 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 176 | #455 | Up 105 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 173 | #528 | Down 13 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 122 | #560 | Down 121 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 186 | #515 | Down 32 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 189 | #439 | Up 10 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 206 | #483 | Up 80 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 179 | #449 | Up 21 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 163 | #563 | Up 5 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 172 | #470 | Down 53 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 165 | #568 | Up 13 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 208 | #417 | Up 50 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 154 | #581 | Up 28 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 175 | #467 | Down 5 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 142 | #609 | Down 126 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 177 | #462 | Up 4 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 204 | #483 | Up 40 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 171 | #466 | Down 22 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 181 | #523 | Down 29 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 176 | #444 | Up 11 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 184 | #494 | Down 29 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 170 | #455 | Down 5 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 206 | #465 | Down 31 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 158 | #450 | Up 12 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 217 | #434 | Up 22 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 151 | #462 | Down 3 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 196 | #456 | Up 95 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 143 | #459 | Up 66 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 135 | #551 | Up 2 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 88 | #525 | Up 27 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 102 | #553 | Up 125 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 61 | #552 | Up 116 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 58 | #678 | Up 11 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 40 | #668 | Down 24 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 53 | #689 | Up 77 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 23 | #644 | Down 75 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 32 | #766 | Down 29 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 25 | #569 | Up 382 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 33 | #737 | Down 31 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 10 | #951 | Down 207 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 32 | #706 | Up 3 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 13 | #744 | Down 185 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 30 | #709 | Down 78 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 19 | #559 | Up 150 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 35 | #631 | Down 20 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 12 | #709 | Up 210 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 34 | #611 | Up 400 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 8 | #919 | Down 233 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 14 | #1,011 | Down 452 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 12 | #686 | Down 159 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 36 | #559 | Up 30 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 17 | #527 | Up 160 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 31 | #589 | Up 59 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 11 | #687 | Down 91 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 26 | #648 | Down 18 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 12 | #596 | Up 306 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 25 | #630 | Up 46 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 9 | #902 | Down 116 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 28 | #676 | Down 150 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 8 | #786 | Down 123 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 32 | #526 | Up 45 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 11 | #663 | Up 279 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 32 | #571 | Down 50 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 6 | #942 | Down 164 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 32 | #521 | Down 34 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 9 | #778 | Down 199 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 36 | #487 | Up 33 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 13 | #579 | Up 89 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 32 | #520 | Up 108 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 10 | #668 | Down 130 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 22 | #628 | Down 141 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 13 | #538 | Up 103 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 31 | #487 | Up 129 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 11 | #641 | Up 125 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 21 | #616 | Down 141 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 7 | #766 | Up 112 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 29 | #475 | Up 103 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 20 | #578 | Up 11 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 6 | #878 | Down 63 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 19 | #589 | Up 74 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 7 | #815 | Up 30 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 15 | #663 | Up 125 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 9 | #788 | Down 131 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 6 | #845 | Down 91 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 12 | #657 | Down 137 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 17 | #520 | Up 273 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 8 | #793 | Down 101 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 8 | #692 | Down 14 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 7 | #754 | — |
| 1882 | Girls | 8 | #678 | Up 152 places |
| 1881 | Girls | 5 | #830 | — |