unisex name
Vail
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 547
Vail is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 79% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 59 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Vail over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 7 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 52 |
| 2010s | 252 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 176 |
How popular is Vail?
In 2025, Vail was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Vail
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Vail also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vail over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Vail
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vail — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Vail
How popular is the name Vail?
In 2025, Vail was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Vail a girl's or a boy's name?
Vail is used for both girls and boys. About 79% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Vail?
Vail has 1 syllable.
When was Vail most popular?
Vail peaked in 2018, when 59 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Vail a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vail currently ranks #6,148 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.