Boys' name · since 1977
Wael
Wael has 520 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 520
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
520 babies have been named Wael since 1977, making it today's #6553 boys' name.
Wael has 520 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6553 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #7,723 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,553 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 520 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wael ranks #7,723 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,553 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 520 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 520
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wael's 520 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Wael compares
520 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Wael's all-time total is 41% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 520 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wael's full recorded timeline at 2003, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Wael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (153 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Wael's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Wael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 153 births (29% of all-time use).
How Wael 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 Wael's total volume
Wael by state
Where Wael concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
12 of 520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Wael's data
- Wael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (153 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Waels (12 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 Wael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
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, 1977–2025 (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 Wael 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.