Boys' name · since 1975
Nael
Nael has 1,458 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,029 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #905 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,458
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,458 babies have been named Nael since 1975, making it today's #905 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nael recorded 1,458 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #905 nationally today, ahead of 94% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #4,029 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #905 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,458 born since 1975
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nael ranks #4,029 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #905 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,458 born since 1975, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,029 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #905 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,458
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nael's 1,458 recorded births place it above 91.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nael compares
1,458 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Nael's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,458 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 263 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nael splits its recorded history at 2006: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 263 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 263
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Nael popularity over time - girls
61 total births recorded since 2014 (Nael as girls' name)
Nael by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (949 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Nael's strongest decade.
949 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Nael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 112
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 308
2010s
308 births
- 2020s
2020s
949 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 949 births (65% of all-time use).
How Nael 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 Nael's total volume
Nael by state
Where Nael concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 189 | 13.0% |
| #2 | California | | 147 | 10.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 100 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 75 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 32 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 24 | 1.6% |
189 of 1,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Nael appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Naels (189 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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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, 1975–2025 (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 Nael 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.