US rank #3848 Boys' name Peak 2023 267 births

Sael — #3848 US boys' name

267 babies named Sael in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s592010s1002020s108
#3848
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sael was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

31 babies were named Sael in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sael

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Sael between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sael currently holds the #3848 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sael performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sael shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sael in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sael 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 267 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.

Sael at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

267

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2023

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,848

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
31
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
010203040 20242021201820152012200920062003 6

Sael by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
108 births that decade — 40% of Sael's all-time total
2000s592010s1002020s108

Sael by state

Where Sael concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 5.6%
#2 California
5 1.9%
New York share of Sael's total US births 5.6%
Even split

15 of 267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sael?
267 babies have been named Sael since 2003. It currently ranks #3848 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 31 births.
When was Sael most popular?
Sael was most popular in the 2020s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Sael most popular?
The top states for the name Sael are New York (15 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Sael been used?
Sael has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saeed, Saed, Saeid, Saevion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2003–2024 (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.