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Origin & history of Gail1
English / Hebrew roots
Gail comes from the English / Hebrew tradition, meaning My Father's Delight.
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How popular is Gail?
1951
peak year
Today, Gail is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #6946), with only about 17 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1951, 9,886 babies were given the name (ranked #36 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1950s. Gail's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 210,681 babies have been registered as Gail since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
9,886
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #36)
(ranked #36)
17
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
170
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
210,681
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gail2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
G7
A1
I9
L3
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
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Personality of Gail🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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