GAIL is ranked as the 168th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 385,407.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 120.87 people named GAIL for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named GAIL is 172,692.
The SSA data also shows that GAIL is used as a girl's name 96% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
GAIL is
81.1% White,
3.1% Hispanic origin,
12.3% Black,
1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name GAIL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name GAIL is included in the following name categories:
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GAIL
The state with the most people named
GAIL is
California where
35,074 people have this name.
Rhode Island is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named GAIL, as
228.04 in every 100,000
Rhode Islanders
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Rhode Island is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Texas
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
6 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name GAIL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
17,039
132.28
99.7%
Indiana
6,753
102.37
99.3%
Iowa
2,524
81.23
98.9%
Kansas
3,418
117.69
98.8%
Michigan
12,512
126.26
99.8%
Minnesota
6,705
122.86
99.5%
Missouri
3,404
113.68
99.1%
Nebraska
2,319
123.27
98.4%
North Dakota
1,166
157.68
97.2%
Ohio
14,090
121.52
99.6%
South Dakota
1,229
144.07
97.2%
Wisconsin
7,930
137.74
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name GAIL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
924
125.39
96.6%
Arizona
9,501
141.15
99.5%
California
35,074
90.39
99.8%
Colorado
7,489
139.83
99.4%
Hawaii
2,276
160.31
99.5%
Idaho
2,139
130.89
98.4%
Montana
1,506
147.14
98.0%
Nevada
3,439
121.14
99.1%
New Mexico
2,423
116.18
98.5%
Oregon
6,152
154.95
99.3%
Utah
2,691
91.46
98.6%
Washington
8,671
122.79
99.7%
Wyoming
839
143.67
96.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name GAIL
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GAIL as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named GAIL.
The most popular full name is GAIL Smith.
0.90% of all the people named GAIL
have this family name.
There are 31414 last
names associated with this first name.