Is Nael a boy or girl name?
Nael is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 214 boys were named Nael, so 3.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.6% of the 1,238 US babies named Nael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,036
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,019
- Babies named Nael since 1975
- 1,238
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 221 babies
Boys and girls named Nael, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 214 | #1,036 | 7 | #13,019 |
| 2023 | 187 | #1,131 | 8 | #11,865 |
| 2022 | 101 | #1,697 | 5 | #16,996 |
| 2021 | 102 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 81 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,974 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,873 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,782 | 5 | #17,651 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,045 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,561 | 13 | #8,791 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,980 | 6 | #15,949 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,384 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,980 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,595 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,177 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #7,101 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,415 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,440 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,993 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,961 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,680 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,469 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,093 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,943 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,223 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,554 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,784 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,301 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,708 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,538 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,367 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,387 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,824 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,134 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,693 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,255 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,947 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,468 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,251 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nael reached #1,036 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #8,791 in 2015. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nael
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.