Girls' name · since 1909
Gaile
898 babies named Gaile in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,082 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 898
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
898 girls have been named Gaile since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gaile has 898 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1983.
- #8,082 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 898 born since 1909
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaile ranks #8,082 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 898 born since 1909, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,082 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 898
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gaile's 898 recorded births place it above 88.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gaile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gaile's full recorded timeline at 1945, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gaile popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1983
- Peak year (1946)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Gaile popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1947 (Gaile as boys' name)
Gaile by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (301 births, 34% of the file).
1940s was Gaile's strongest decade.
301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Gaile births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s 36
1920s
36 births
- 1930s
1930s
143 births
- 1940s
1940s
301 births
- 1950s
1950s
281 births
- 1960s 100
1960s
100 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 301 births (34% of all-time use).
How Gaile compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gaile's total volume
Gaile by state
Where Gaile concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 3.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
32 of 898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Gaile's data
- Gaile's decade-level peak was the 1940s (301 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gailes (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gaile: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1909–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gaile draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.