Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Gail (masculine) | Gail (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | - | - | #1936 | 0.004 | ||
| 1980 | - | - | #782 | 0.012 | ||
| 1970 | #1966 | 0.001 | #334 | 0.043 | ||
| 1960 | #1117 | 0.002 | #126 | 0.174 | ||
| 1950 | #648 | 0.006 | #44 | 0.434 | ||
| 1940 | #444 | 0.013 | #53 | 0.357 | ||
| 1930 | #407 | 0.017 | #144 | 0.144 | ||
| 1920 | #464 | 0.015 | #536 | 0.014 | ||
| 1910 | #484 | 0.015 | #520 | 0.014 | ||
| 1900 | #718 | 0.008 | #667 | 0.009 | ||
| 1890 | #731 | 0.007 | #536 | 0.012 | ||
| 1880 | #1072 | 0.002 | #686 | 0.007 | ||
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