Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2018

Vail

Gender Unisex · 79% girls Rank 2025 #6,307 Trend ↓ Falling 49%
Rank 2025
#6,307
among girls · ↓1,293 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Vail · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 84,593
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
59 babies
All-time total
547
#12,863 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Vail popularity over time

547 babies have been named Vail since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 15 15 2 – –
1920s – 11 11 1 -27% –
1930s – 5 5 1 -55% –
1940s – 7 7 1 +40% –
1950s 5 7 12 1 +71% #6,337
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 5 – 5 1 – #9,293
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 6 6 12 1 – #14,030
2000s 36 16 52 5 +333% #8,227
2010s 235 17 252 25 +385% #3,102
2020s (to 2025) 147 29 176 29 +16% #4,159

The story of Vail

Vail is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,307 in 2025 with 19 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 547 American babies have been named Vail, about 79% girls and 21% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2018, when 59 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Vail stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Vail?

The median living Vail is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 10. An estimated 500 people named Vail are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Vail year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 19 #6,307 6 #11,895
2024 27 #5,014 – –
2023 12 #8,953 – –
2022 21 #5,970 6 #12,218
2021 34 #4,236 7 #10,719
2020 34 #4,159 10 #8,007
2019 30 #4,646 – –
2018 53 #3,102 6 #12,048
2017 35 #4,214 6 #12,140
2016 48 #3,374 – –
2015 48 #3,386 – –
2014 6 #16,385 – –
2013 8 #13,073 5 #13,934
2012 7 #14,880 – –
2011 – – – –
2010 – – – –
2009 7 #15,146 – –
2008 9 #12,526 – –
2007 – – 5 #14,278
2006 – – 6 #11,970
2005 6 #16,345 – –
2004 14 #8,227 – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – 5 #12,391
2001 – – – –
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 5 #9,293 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,939
1915 – – 5 #4,352
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Vail, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Vail?

The median living Vail is about 7 years old. Half of all living Vails are between 4 and 10 years old.

How many people named Vail are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Vail are alive in the United States, based on 547 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Vail in 2025?

Vail ranked #6,307 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 19 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Vail?

547 babies have been named Vail in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vail most popular?

Vail peaked in 2018, when 59 newborns received the name.

Is Vail a boy or girl name?

Vail is used for both: about 79% of babies named Vail have been girls and 21% boys.

Is the name Vail rising or falling?

Vail has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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