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I have a soft spot for Gail because of someone I know, but I think it is still too dated for a kid.
I've never met a Gail who used it as a nickname for Abigail, just people with the full name Gail (also Gale and Gayle).
I like the idea of Abigail 'Gail', but it would have to be a conscious choice by the person and not just something contrived by the parents. Like, Abigail would have to pick Gail after realizing how common Abby was, and she'd have to have a more serious personality to pick Gail over the popular and 'cute' default nickname of Abby.