Vail
About Vail
A distinctive and unusual choice, Vail may stem from the Latin, French, and Spanish valor and valeur, denoting worth, merit, and value: a perfect meaning for a baby. There is the possibility however that it also stems from the French vailliant, giving it the additional meaning of "brave, sturdy".
As a place name, as in the Vail Pass in Colorado, it may well come from an Old English surname meaning "submission", or it may relate to the word vale, a poetic term for a valley.
Dominican actress and model Amelia Vega and NBA star Al Horford named their daughter Vail in 2025, sister to Ean, Alía, Ava, Nova, and Mila.
Pronounced VAYL.
As of October 2026, Vail ranked #6307 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3102 in 2018.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,385 | 48 | 26.9 |
| 2016 | #3,373 | 48 | 27.1 |
| 2017 | #4,208 | 35 | 20.3 |
| 2018 | #3,102 | 53 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | #4,645 | 30 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | #4,159 | 34 | 21 |
| 2021 | #4,235 | 34 | 20.7 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,997 | 27 | 16.7 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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