Total births
23
Unisex name · since 2014
Hael
Hael has 23 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 23
- total births
- 2014–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
Hael sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 2014.
Hael has 23 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- 23 total births
- 2014–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 78% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 boys have been named Hael since 2014, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 23
- total births
- 2014–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Hael was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
7 babies were named Hael in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Hael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hael splits its recorded history at 2021: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hael at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2014
Hael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Hael popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2016 (Hael as girls' name)
Hael by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Hael's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Hael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hael? ▼
Hael has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 7 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Hael most popular? ▼
Hael was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Hael a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Hael is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 23 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Hael been used? ▼
Hael has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Hael? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haeden, Haedyn, Haegan, Haeven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Hael
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hael: Baby Name Since 2014 - 23 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hael. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Hael 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 July 2026.