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Gael name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Gael ranks #86 in male records (3,860 reported) and #13,778 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Gael becoming more popular?

Gael's reported male count decreased by 12 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #89 to #86. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Gael in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for GaelFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,8720201620252016: 8 female records2017: 6 female records2018: 7 female records2019: 8 female records2020: 9 female records2021: 9 female records2022: 13 female records2023: 11 female records2024: 7 female records2025: 6 female records2016: 2,248 male records2017: 2,239 male records2018: 2,931 male records2019: 2,900 male records2020: 3,262 male records2021: 3,513 male records2022: 3,509 male records2023: 3,629 male records2024: 3,872 male records2025: 3,860 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025613,7783,86086
2024712,6133,87289
2023119,1963,629100
2022138,2043,509104
2021910,5663,513109
2020910,5473,262112
2019811,7212,900133
2018712,9242,931132
2017614,7272,239178
2016812,1462,248178

Questions about Gael’s popularity

How common is Gael in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Gael ranks #86 in male records (3,860 reported) and #13,778 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Gael?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Gael only.

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