Vail
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning valley; low-lying land between hills.
Vail by the numbers
Vail was given to 41 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 48 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Vail. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Vail
Names that are said the same way as Vail, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Valevalley; a low-lying area of land41 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the earth
Like Vail, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Siennareddish-brown earth; the city of Siena1,530 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brooklynnbroken land; a variant spelling of Brooklyn1,410 in the US (2017)
- Georgiaworker of the earth; a form of George280 in England and Wales (2025)
- Landryland ruler; from Landric602 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Vail, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brynleehill meadow; a form of Bryn with English suffix1,408 in the US (2017)
- Brynnhill; a form of Bryn1,097 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Sierramountain range; saw696 in the US (2017)
- Yaelmountain goat, strength and grace313 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Vail
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