Gael
Pronounced G EY1 L (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2024
- 143 years in use
- 4 spellings
How popular is Gael?
Gael is a boys' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 72,330 children — the 383rd most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 3,925 children were given it.
Four other spellings are counted in that total — Gale, Gail, Gayle and one more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Gael and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Gale
- Gail
- Gayle
- Gaile
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- G EY1 L
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Gael
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Gael
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Gael?
- Gael ranks 383rd among boys' names in US records, with 72,330 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 30,499.
- Is Gael a unisex name?
- No. Gael is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Gael most popular?
- 2024, when 3,925 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Gael spelled?
- Gale, Gail, Gayle, Gaile. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.