Is Gaile a boy or girl name?

Gaile is a girl’s name. Of the 903 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Gaile

Recorded 1909–1983 · United States

Gaile was most popular in 1946, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,101 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 903 people named Gaile.

Gaile over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gaile’s peak in 1946. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gaile a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gaile is a girl’s name — 99.5% of the 903 Americans given it were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org