US rank #1037 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,194 births

Nael — #1037 US boys' name

1,194 babies named Nael in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s261990s522000s1122010s3082020s685
#1037
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nael was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

214 babies were named Nael in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nael

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,194 babies named Nael between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nael currently holds the #1037 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 214 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nael performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 685 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nael shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 153 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nael in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nael in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,194 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nael at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,194

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2024

214 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,037

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nael popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
214
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-50050100150200250 202420192014200920041999199319851975 6

Nael popularity over time — girls

44 total births recorded since 2014 (Nael as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 44 births
468101214 202420232022201720152014 6

Nael by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
685 births that decade — 57% of Nael's all-time total
1970s111980s261990s522000s1122010s3082020s685

Nael by state

Where Nael concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
153 12.8%
#2 California
110 9.2%
#3 New York
76 6.4%
#4 Florida
58 4.9%
#5 New Jersey
19 1.6%
#6 Virginia
19 1.6%
#7 Arizona
16 1.3%
#8 North Carolina
16 1.3%
Texas share of Nael's total US births 12.8%
Even split

153 of 1,194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Nael appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nael?
1,194 babies have been named Nael since 1975. It currently ranks #1037 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 214 births.
When was Nael most popular?
Nael was most popular in the 2020s decade with 685 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nael most popular?
The top states for the name Nael are Texas (153 births), California (110 births), New York (76 births).
How long has the name Nael been used?
Nael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naeem, Naethan, Naetochukwu, Naeshawn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.