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Vail

OriginPlace name, English, Spanish, French, Latin "worth; valley"
Meaning"worth; valley"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#6307

2025 SSA

US rank · boys#11895

2025 SSA

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".

Vail for girls#6307 US

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.

Vail for boys#11895 US

Aspen's sibling.

Pronounced VAYL.

As of October 2026, Vail ranked #6307 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3102 in 2018.

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