How Many People Are Named Cael?
people named Cael are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 92,274 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,745 babies named Cael in Social Security records from 1989 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
272 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Gaelic caol "slender". In Irish legend Cáel was a warrior of the Fianna and the lover of Créd.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Cael (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cael alive today is about 15 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cael first appears in the records in 1989 and was given most often in 2011, to 272 babies. In 2025, 79 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1989 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cael has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #777, in 2002. In 2025 it ranked #1,945.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,945 |
| Best rank | #777 (2002) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #974 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cael alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cael were born in Iowa than in any other state: about 545 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cael was given 25.6 times as often in Iowa, 6.6 times in Nebraska and 4.4 times in Utah.
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