Names like Gael
In 2025, 3,860 boys born in the US were named Gael, #86 among boys' names.
It first entered the top 1,000 in 2002 and reached the top 100 in 2023.
The most births in one year were 3,872, in 2024.
Births rose 116% from 1,783 in 2015.
For 10 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1997 or later (Gael's began in 2002).
Gael's rank every ten years
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- 2010#408
- 2020#112
- 2025#86
— outside the top 1,000
12 boy names with a similar curve
How this list was made
We compared Gael's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.