How Many People Are Named Mael?
people named Mael are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 254,115 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,353 babies named Mael in Social Security records from 2002 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
226 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of Breton Mael, which was derived from a Celtic word meaning "chief" or "prince". Saint Mael was a 5th-century Breton hermit who lived in Wales.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Mael in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mael alive today is about 4 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 1 and 6 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mael first appears in the records in 2002 and was given most often in 2023, to 226 babies. In 2025, 195 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2002 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mael has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #972, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #1,104.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,104 |
| Best rank | #972 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,214 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mael alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mael were born in Texas than in any other state: about 195 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Mael was given 2.2 times as often in New York, 2.1 times in Texas and 1.8 times in California.
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