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Is Gail a Male or Female Name?

Gail is a female name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Gail globally is 2.1% males and 97.9% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Philippines with 15.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is New Zealand with 100.0%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Gail in percentages: Globally: 2.1% males, 97.9% females, United States: 1.9% males, 98.1% females, United Kingdom: 0.9% males, 99.1% females, Canada: 0.9% males, 99.1% females, Australia: 6.1% males, 93.9% females, South Africa: 2.0% males, 98.0% females, Philippines: 15.0% males, 85.0% females, New Zealand: 0.0% males, 100.0% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Gail are 65+ years old, making up 75.9% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 25-34.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Gail in each age group: 25-34: 0.9%, 35-44: 1.5%, 45-54: 4.2%, 55-64: 17.6%, 65+: 75.9%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Gail is New Zealand with 0.064% of the population. Following is United States and Canada.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Gail measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Gail year over year: 1956: 0.0505‰, 1957: 0.0459‰, 1958: 0.0381‰, 1959: 0.0308‰, 1960: 0.0241‰, 1961: 0.025‰, 1962: 0.0182‰, 1963: 0.0206‰, 1964: 0.0137‰, 1965: 0.0136‰, 1966: 0.0108‰, 1967: 0.0083‰, 1968: 0.0085‰, 1969: 0.0075‰, 1970: 0.0049‰, 1971: 0.0067‰, 1972: 0.005‰, 1973: 0.0043‰, 1974: 0.0038‰, 1975: 0.0031‰, 1976: 0.0021‰, 1977: 0.0023‰, 1978: 0.0017‰, 1979: 0.002‰, 1980: 0.0014‰, 1981: 0.0017‰, 1982: 0.0012‰, 1983: 0.0013‰, 1984: 0.0012‰, 1985: 0.0012‰, 1986: 0.0011‰, 1987: 0.0009‰, 1988: 0.0009‰, 1989: 0.0007‰, 1990: 0.0009‰, 1991: 0.0008‰, 1992: 0.0006‰, 1993: 0.0005‰, 1994: 0.0006‰, 1995: 0.0006‰, 1996: 0.0004‰, 1997: 0.0003‰, 1998: 0.0004‰, 1999: 0.0013‰

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