Boys' name · since 2012
Ghael
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Ghael, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,153 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ghael is the #13153 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 32 recorded since 2012.
Ghael has 32 recorded births among boys since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13153 as of the latest data, more common than 6% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #25,378 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,153 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 32 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ghael ranks #25,378 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,153 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 32 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,153 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ghael's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ghael compares
32 12th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ghael's all-time total is 91% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ghael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ghael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ghael's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ghael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ghael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (19 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Ghael's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ghael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ghael's data
- Ghael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ghael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ghael draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.