TheNameDBGael
M FGael is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 45,866 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 45,199 as boys and 667 as girls. Gael gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2024.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,862 |
| 2023 | 3,639 |
| 2022 | 3,522 |
| 2021 | 3,522 |
| 2020 | 3,271 |
| 2019 | 2,908 |
| 2018 | 2,938 |
| 2017 | 2,245 |
| 2016 | 2,256 |
| 2015 | 1,790 |
| 2014 | 1,815 |
| 2013 | 2,321 |
| 2012 | 2,754 |
| 2011 | 695 |
| 2010 | 692 |
| 2009 | 1,002 |
| 2008 | 1,126 |
| 2007 | 1,173 |
| 2006 | 1,040 |
| 2005 | 1,113 |
| 2004 | 758 |
| 2003 | 450 |
| 2002 | 246 |
| 2001 | 47 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1993 | 17 |
| 1992 | 22 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1964 | 7 |
| 1963 | 13 |
| 1962 | 10 |
| 1961 | 9 |
| 1960 | 8 |
| 1959 | 19 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1957 | 11 |
| 1956 | 19 |
| 1955 | 12 |
| 1954 | 17 |
| 1953 | 24 |
| 1952 | 26 |
| 1951 | 14 |
| 1950 | 15 |
| 1949 | 21 |
| 1948 | 25 |
| 1947 | 44 |
| 1946 | 22 |
| 1945 | 25 |
| 1944 | 14 |
| 1943 | 15 |
| 1942 | 15 |
| 1941 | 18 |
| 1940 | 10 |
| 1939 | 22 |
| 1938 | 15 |
| 1937 | 18 |
| 1936 | 14 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1930 | 5 |
| 1926 | 5 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1919 | 5 |