How Many People Are Named Vail?
An estimated 481 people in the United States have the first name Vail. It is used for both genders, with 79.5% female. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Vail peaked in popularity in 2018 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vail as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vail paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
481
About 1 in 712,587 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
79.5% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2018
59 births
Total Registered
522
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vail
Vail is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (20.5%) and females (79.5%). Out of 522 total births registered, 107 were male and 415 were female.
Vail as a male name
Ranked #12,212 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 2020 (10 births)
Vail as a female name
Ranked #4,997 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (53 births)
Vail: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vail span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 252 babies were registered. While Vail is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vail by Decade
How has Vail tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vail by State
Birth registrations for Vail span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Colorado. The lowest are in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Colorado. On average, about 8 Vails were registered per state.
Vail + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vail as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vail
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vail: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vail?
We estimate approximately 481 people named Vail are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 712,587 Americans share this first name.
Is Vail a common name?
Vail is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 522 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vail most popular?
Vail reached peak popularity in 2018, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vail is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vail a female name?
Vail is predominantly female. 79.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vail Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vail Smith, Vail Johnson, Vail Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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