Gaige vs Gail

Side-by-side comparison of Gaige and Gail — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Gaige

Boy name · Rank #6604

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Name B

Gail

Girl name · Rank #6619

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Metric Gaige Gail
Current Rank #6604 #6619
Total Births (all years) 4,408 201,730
Peak Year 2007 1951
Peak Year Births 279 9,886
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1989 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Gaige Gail
1880ss — 101
1890ss — 287
1900ss — 291
1910ss — 1,216
1920ss — 1,746
1930ss — 15,854
1940ss — 53,139
1950ss — 85,619
1960ss — 32,873
1970ss — 7,138
1980ss 7 2,171
1990ss 769 752
2000ss 2,112 284
2010ss 1,400 169
2020ss 120 90

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gaige Gail
2014 146 13
2015 135 15
2016 123 20
2017 73 13
2018 49 18
2019 38 15
2020 30 19
2021 23 20
2022 27 13
2023 27 21
2024 13 17

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1989–2024.

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