Gail Kim
There are approximately 113 people named Gail Kim living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,033,224 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Gail with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kim. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
113
1 in 3,033,224
Named Gail
127K
Alive today
Named Kim
305K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 127K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1951
Average age: 70
Estimated bearers: 305K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #77
Per 100K: 88.94
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (94.5%)
First name trend
Gail: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Gail. The peak year was 1951 with 10,066 births. The average person named Gail today is 70 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kim surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kim, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 94.5%.
- Asian and Pacific Islander94.5%
- White2.5%
- Two or more races2.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.7%
- Black or African American0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Gail has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0371% of the US population, based on 127,181 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Kim appears at a rate of 88.94 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0889%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 113 people with the full name Gail Kim. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Gail
FAQ
Gail Kim: questions and answers
How many people are named Gail Kim?
We estimate approximately 113 people in the United States share the full name Gail Kim. That works out to about 1 in 3,033,224 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0371%) with the surname frequency (88.94 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Gail Kim?
We classify Gail Kim as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,033,224 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Gail a male or female name?
Gail is predominantly female. Out of 210,681 total SSA registrations, 4.2% were male and 95.8% were female. See the full Gail profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.