Is Kail a boy or girl name?

Kail is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 642 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.6% were girls and 94.4% were boys.

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Kail

Recorded 1962–2024 · United States

Kail was most popular in 2008, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,269 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 642 people named Kail.

Kail over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kail’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kail a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kail is mostly a boy’s name — 5.6% of the 642 Americans given it were girls and 94.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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