Boys' name · since 2002
Mael
Mael has 1,353 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,107 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,353
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mael currently ranks #1107 among boys' names in America, with 1,353 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Mael recorded 1,353 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #1107 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #4,235 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,107 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,353 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mael ranks #4,235 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,107 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,353 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,107 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,353
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mael's 1,353 recorded births place it above 90.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mael compares
1,353 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Mael's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,353 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 226 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mael's full recorded timeline at 2014, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 226 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 226
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Mael by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (981 births, 73% of the file).
2020s was Mael's strongest decade.
981 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Mael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 308
2010s
308 births
- 2020s
2020s
981 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 981 births (73% of all-time use).
How Mael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mael's total volume
Mael by state
Where Mael concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 196 | 14.5% |
| #2 | California | | 177 | 13.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 103 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 75 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 34 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 32 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 2.0% |
196 of 1,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Mael appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Maels (196 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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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, 2002–2025 (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 Mael 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.