Gaile
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Meaning & Origin of Gaile
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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The Story of Gaile
The earliest SSA record of Gaile as a baby girl name dates back to 1909, when 5 babies received it. 1946 was its biggest year on record, with 49 newborns named Gaile — #1,229 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Gailes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1983 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 898 Gailes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gaile
Gaile is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 898 births in the dataset. Gaile's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #1,229. Use the chart and map above to compare Gaile's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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