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Mael

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Mael is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 206 births. Its best rank was 976th, in 2023.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
2060.01% of boys
Peak year
2023225 births
Best rank
#976in 2023
Since 2002
1,155people given the name
Babies named Mael, by year of birthboys
06312518825018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

1,155 boys have been named Mael in the United States since 2002, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 225 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2022, and the 2020s alone account for 68%. It has spent 1 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
#1#250#500#750#100018801900192019401960198020002020

By decade

Decadeboys named Mael
2000s64
2010s308
2020s783

In 2023, its biggest year

Mael was the 976th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Mael

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.