Gaelen vs Gael

Side-by-side comparison of Gaelen and Gael — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Gaelen

Boy name

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Name B

Gael

Boy name · Rank #89

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Metric Gaelen Gael
Current Rank Unranked #89
Total Births (all years) 156 45,199
Peak Year 1996 2024
Peak Year Births 14 3,855
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1982 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Gaelen Gael
1910ss — 5
1920ss — 10
1930ss — 23
1940ss — 30
1950ss — 8
1980ss 40 6
1990ss 77 97
2000ss 39 6,909
2010ss — 20,344
2020ss — 17,767

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gaelen Gael
2014 — 1,809
2015 — 1,783
2016 — 2,248
2017 — 2,239
2018 — 2,931
2019 — 2,900
2020 — 3,262
2021 — 3,513
2022 — 3,509
2023 — 3,628
2024 — 3,855

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1982–2008.

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