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
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- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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First appearance
1919
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 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- California#33 · 1 in 211
- Texas#34 · 1 in 226
- Nevada#54 · 1 in 240
- New Mexico#57 · 1 in 232
- Arizona#59 · 1 in 285
Best ever in a state: #28 in Texas, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #33 | 831 | 1 in 211 |
| Texas | #34 | 775 | 1 in 226 |
| Nevada | #54 | 47 | 1 in 240 |
| New Mexico | #57 | 28 | 1 in 232 |
| Arizona | #59 | 115 | 1 in 285 |
| New Jersey | #67 | 130 | 1 in 306 |
| Delaware | #68 | 14 | 1 in 211 |
| Illinois | #68 | 156 | 1 in 318 |
| Maryland | #81 | 66 | 1 in 347 |
| Massachusetts | #86 | 82 | 1 in 330 |
| Oklahoma | #86 | 48 | 1 in 368 |
| Colorado | #91 | 75 | 1 in 358 |
| Florida | #96 | 230 | 1 in 415 |
| Georgia | #97 | 117 | 1 in 429 |
| Nebraska | #98 | 25 | 1 in 353 |
| New York | #99 | 176 | 1 in 480 |
| Arkansas | #104 | 32 | 1 in 393 |
| Utah | #110 | 47 | 1 in 418 |
| North Carolina | #113 | 108 | 1 in 477 |
| Tennessee | #120 | 78 | 1 in 471 |
| Kansas | #124 | 31 | 1 in 453 |
| Washington | #130 | 61 | 1 in 538 |
| Alabama | #131 | 42 | 1 in 512 |
| Idaho | #143 | 19 | 1 in 454 |
| Oregon | #143 | 28 | 1 in 538 |
| Virginia | #148 | 61 | 1 in 611 |
| Minnesota | #156 | 42 | 1 in 583 |
| South Carolina | #163 | 36 | 1 in 589 |
| Iowa | #167 | 25 | 1 in 553 |
| District of Columbia | #168 | 5 | 1 in 505 |
| South Dakota | #171 | 8 | 1 in 480 |
| Kentucky | #173 | 32 | 1 in 642 |
| Connecticut | #179 | 19 | 1 in 695 |
| Indiana | #188 | 45 | 1 in 704 |
| Louisiana | #191 | 27 | 1 in 709 |
| Rhode Island | #200 | 5 | 1 in 625 |
| Wisconsin | #210 | 29 | 1 in 808 |
| Ohio | #239 | 52 | 1 in 1,010 |
| Pennsylvania | #252 | 47 | 1 in 1,112 |
| Michigan | #301 | 32 | 1 in 1,256 |
| Mississippi | #333 | 9 | 1 in 1,204 |
| Missouri | #368 | 17 | 1 in 1,636 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North 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
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 26 spots since 2020 (#112 → #86)
- Biggest jump: 1,466 spots in 2002
- Biggest drop: 90 spots in 2010
Rise & fade · boys
106 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 2025 at #86 (3,860 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 2023–2025
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 443
- Highest: 1 in 443 boys born in 2025 were named Gael (0.23%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 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.
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