boy's name
Waïl
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 2,176
France
#506
2025 births
Waïl is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 85 babies in France, ranking #506. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2020, when 110 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 6,935 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1982.
Waïl over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 30 |
| 1990s | 60 |
| 2000s | 575 |
| 2010s | 980 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 525 |
How popular is Waïl?
In 2025, Waïl was given to 85 babies in France, ranking #506 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Waïl is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Waïl is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Wail | Wail is Waïl without the diaeresis, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #1,766. | 1,056 |
| Wa'Il | Wa'Il is Waïl without the diaeresis, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #5,200. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Waïl
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Waïl also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Waïl over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Waïl
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Waïl — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Waïl
Is Waïl a girl's or a boy's name?
Waïl is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Waïl most popular?
Waïl peaked in 2020, when 110 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Waïl a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Waïl currently ranks #506 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.