Gal is a rare variant of Gail that peaked in 1996 and has grown less common since.
Gal is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,673 among girls (10) and #12,648 among boys (5) — overall #12,512 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | #9,673 | #12,648 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,446 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #8,642 | — |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | #7,089 | — |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #8,185 | — |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #7,691 | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #12,901 | — |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #8,803 | — |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #11,002 | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,136 | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,095 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #17,343 | #6,356 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,445 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #12,662 | #11,262 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #9,621 | #11,132 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #8,206 | #10,965 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,240 | — |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,249 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,401 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #10,963 | #4,461 |
| 1995 | 19 | — | #6,371 | #9,323 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,224 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #14,240 | #6,413 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #14,006 | #4,662 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #12,005 | #5,229 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,481 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #11,304 | #8,327 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #12,434 | #6,696 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,282 | — |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,531 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #6,659 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #6,890 | — |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #4,644 | — |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,507 | — |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,151 | — |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,251 | — |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #3,805 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,514 | — |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,590 | — |