Is Cael a boy or girl name?
Cael is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 59 boys were named Cael, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 3,665 US babies named Cael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,369
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cael since 1989
- 3,665
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 272 babies
Boys and girls named Cael, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | #2,369 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,955 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,160 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,370 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 73 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,036 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 92 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 145 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 173 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 182 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 212 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 272 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 252 | #840 | 5 | #17,521 |
| 2009 | 270 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 263 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 214 | #925 | 8 | #12,886 |
| 2006 | 206 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 215 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 175 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 176 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 222 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 55 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,496 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,519 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,462 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,087 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,753 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,277 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,702 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cael reached #778 in 2002. As a girl name, it reached #12,886 in 2007. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cael
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.