Gael
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #86 for boys in 2025, 3,860 births
Given to boys 98.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 3,860 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 49,079since 1919
Gael over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #86 | 3,860 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #89 | 3,872 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #100 | 3,629 |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | #104 | 3,509 |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | #109 | 3,513 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #112 | 3,262 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #133 | 2,900 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #132 | 2,931 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #178 | 2,239 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #178 | 2,248 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #220 | 1,783 |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #213 | 1,809 |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | #177 | 2,307 |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | #146 | 2,745 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #410 | 690 |
| 2010 | — | #408 | 692 | |
| 2009 | — | #318 | 1,003 | |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #298 | 1,119 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #296 | 1,168 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #314 | 1,026 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #297 | 1,102 |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #370 | 751 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #526 | 443 |
| 2002 | — | #719 | 246 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,185 | 47 | |
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,317 | 12 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,466 | 11 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,960 | 12 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,535 | 10 | |
| 1995 | — | #5,928 | 9 | |
| 1994 | — | #5,868 | 9 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,661 | 17 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #3,604 | 17 |
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| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
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| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | — | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | — | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | — | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | — | |
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| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | — | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 13 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | — | |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | — | |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | — | |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,502 | 18 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,134 | 21 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,329 | 18 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #1,822 | 28 | #1,916 | 16 |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #1,660 | 25 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,352 | 15 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,954 | 18 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | — | |
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| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
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| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
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| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
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| 1919 | — | #4,168 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Gael! It came in at #4,168, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1919–1937, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Gael is popular in 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#40 · 1 in 220
- California#51 · 1 in 249
- Arizona#65 · 1 in 271
- Nevada#83 · 1 in 312
- Illinois#83 · 1 in 355
Best ever in a state: #28 in Texas, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #40 | 769 | 1 in 220 |
| California | #51 | 763 | 1 in 249 |
| Arizona | #65 | 118 | 1 in 271 |
| Illinois | #83 | 154 | 1 in 355 |
| Nevada | #83 | 38 | 1 in 312 |
| Delaware | #97 | 11 | 1 in 281 |
| New Mexico | #98 | 20 | 1 in 364 |
| Oklahoma | #103 | 45 | 1 in 394 |
| Colorado | #109 | 63 | 1 in 398 |
| New Jersey | #111 | 85 | 1 in 463 |
| Georgia | #116 | 105 | 1 in 479 |
| New York | #120 | 164 | 1 in 534 |
| Maryland | #124 | 52 | 1 in 482 |
| Washington | #129 | 68 | 1 in 488 |
| North Carolina | #136 | 90 | 1 in 544 |
| Kansas | #141 | 28 | 1 in 490 |
| Oregon | #148 | 29 | 1 in 534 |
| Florida | #150 | 145 | 1 in 622 |
| Alabama | #170 | 35 | 1 in 622 |
| Nebraska | #174 | 15 | 1 in 585 |
| Rhode Island | #176 | 6 | 1 in 562 |
| Virginia | #178 | 52 | 1 in 744 |
| Idaho | #181 | 13 | 1 in 595 |
| South Carolina | #189 | 27 | 1 in 741 |
| Connecticut | #191 | 18 | 1 in 728 |
| Arkansas | #196 | 18 | 1 in 709 |
| Massachusetts | #203 | 31 | 1 in 866 |
| Tennessee | #210 | 41 | 1 in 831 |
| Iowa | #261 | 14 | 1 in 969 |
| Minnesota | #266 | 22 | 1 in 1,136 |
| Indiana | #279 | 28 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Pennsylvania | #286 | 40 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Wisconsin | #297 | 19 | 1 in 1,260 |
| Louisiana | #320 | 17 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Utah | #329 | 15 | 1 in 1,286 |
| Missouri | #336 | 19 | 1 in 1,500 |
| Kentucky | #343 | 13 | 1 in 1,510 |
| Mississippi | #360 | 8 | 1 in 1,514 |
| Ohio | #380 | 29 | 1 in 1,879 |
| Michigan | #397 | 22 | 1 in 1,942 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gael
- 3 spots since 2024 (#89 → #86)
- 26 spots since 2020 (#112 → #86)
- 134 spots since 2015 (#220 → #86)
- Biggest jump: 1,466 spots in 2002 (#2,185 → #719)
- Biggest drop: 90 spots in 2010 (#318 → #408)
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 2025 at #86 (3,860 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 2023–2025
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Highest: 1 in 443 boys born in 2025 were named Gael (0.23%)
- 44.1% of all boys named Gael (21,645) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,168 (1919) | #4,168 |
| 1920s | 10 | #4,201 (1926) | #4,262 |
| 1930s | 23 | #2,829 (1939) | #3,389 |
| 1940s | 30 | #1,916 (1947) | #2,615 |
| 1950s | 8 | #2,875 (1952) | #2,875 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 6 | #6,941 (1989) | #6,941 |
| 1990s | 97 | #3,604 (1992) | #5,042 |
| 2000s | 6,911 | #296 (2007) | #1,444 |
| 2010s | 20,344 | #132 (2018) | #220 |
| 2020s | 21,645 | #86 (2025) | #100 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gael in 2020
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 179,617 of them was named Gael, which outranked 41.5% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,546Zuriya10
- #9,546Zyara10
- #9,546Zylie10
- #10,250Gael9
- #10,250Aadriti9
- #10,250Aaima9
- #10,250Aalivia9
- #11,090Aadhvika8
- #11,090Aadvika8
- #11,090Aaila8
Tied with 839 names at #10,250; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 529 of them was named Gael, which outranked 99.2% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.