Gayl is a rare variant of Gail that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.
Gayl is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1975. Gayl was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 1952 (43 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,325 | — |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,263 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,696 | — |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,195 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,360 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #7,839 | — |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #4,586 | — |
| 1966 | 14 | — | #3,447 | — |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,609 | — |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #4,737 | — |
| 1963 | 18 | — | #2,995 | — |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #3,654 | — |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #3,667 | — |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #3,995 | — |
| 1959 | 17 | — | #2,902 | — |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #2,900 | — |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #4,334 | — |
| 1956 | 24 | — | #2,275 | — |
| 1955 | 21 | — | #2,426 | — |
| 1954 | 29 | — | #1,958 | — |
| 1953 | 23 | — | #2,195 | — |
| 1952 | 43 | — | #1,475 | — |
| 1951 | 25 | — | #1,982 | — |
| 1950 | 17 | — | #2,477 | — |
| 1949 | 23 | — | #2,030 | — |
| 1948 | 12 | — | #3,028 | — |
| 1947 | 24 | — | #2,017 | — |
| 1946 | 17 | — | #2,340 | — |
| 1945 | 19 | — | #1,952 | — |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #2,445 | — |
| 1943 | 13 | — | #2,603 | — |
| 1942 | 17 | — | #2,710 | #3,768 |
| 1941 | 18 | — | #1,977 | — |
| 1940 | 9 | — | #3,050 | — |
| 1939 | 12 | — | #2,472 | — |
| 1938 | 16 | — | #2,639 | #3,721 |
| 1937 | 14 | — | #2,233 | — |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #3,217 | — |
| 1935 | 11 | — | #2,624 | — |
| 1934 | 10 | — | #2,806 | — |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #4,454 | #3,850 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,586 | — |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #5,089 | — |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,875 | — |