Boys' name · since 2003
Sael
Sael has 320 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 320
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sael currently ranks #2536 among boys' names in America, with 320 babies recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Sael recorded 320 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #2536 nationally today, ahead of 82% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #10,231 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,536 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 320 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sael ranks #10,231 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,536 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 320 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 320
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sael's 320 recorded births place it above 77.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sael compares
320 47th 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
Sael's all-time total is 13% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 320 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sael's full recorded timeline at 2014, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Sael by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (161 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Sael's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 59
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 161 births (50% of all-time use).
Sael by state
Where Sael concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 4.7% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 8 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.6% |
15 of 320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Saels (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2003–2025 (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 Sael 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.