Gail
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning father of exultation; short for Abigail.
Gail by the numbers
Gail was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9,885 babies in 1951, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Abigail
Like Gail, each of these traces back to Abigail: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Abbyfather's joy; a form of Abigail696 in the US (2017)
- Abbigailfather's joy; variant spelling of Abigail175 in the US (2017)
- Avigaila form of Abigail; father's joy105 in the US (2017)
- Abbeyfather; diminutive of Abigail or Abraham94 in the US (2017)
- Abigalemy father is joy; variant spelling of Abigail86 in the US (2017)
- Abbygailfather's joy; a form of Abigail77 in the US (2017)
- Abigaylefather's joy; a respelling of Abigail70 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gail. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Gail
Names that are said the same way as Gail, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Gaylecheerful or lively; a form of Gail11 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Gail
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