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Nael

Meaning not yet sourced

Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,513 in 2015, #903 in 2025

CommonRare
Rank 2015: #3,513, 2016: #2,993, 2017: #2,755, 2018: #2,848, 2019: #2,943, 2020: #1,833, 2021: #1,635, 2022: #1,695, 2023: #1,128, 2024: #1,035, 2025: #9031 in 6,495 boys in the US, 2025#903 · rising · was #3,513 in 2015
CommonRare
Rank 2015: #1,442, 2016: #1,903, 2017: #1,703, 2018: #1,683, 2019: #1,745, 2020: #1,111, 2021: #1,023, 2022: #1,084, 2023: #1,042, 2024: #757, 2025: #6871 in 5,230 boys in E&W, 2025#687 · rising · was #1,442 in 2015

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What Nael means

Meaning not yet sourced. Wiktionary has no word-by-word meaning for Nael yet, and we don’t write our own.

Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,513 in 2015, #903 in 2025 Worked out from the official US and England & Wales counts, not a meaning.

How popular is Nael?

US 2025
#903
263 babies
▲ 132 vs 2024
England & Wales 2025
#687
52 babies
▲ 70 vs 2024
Scotland
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Not listed

US: Rising: up from #3513 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #1442 in 2015.

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US, 1880–2025England & Wales, 1996–2025Babies per 1,000 boys born. Dot: biggest US share (2025)

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 263 boys got the name (#903 that year). First in the US records in 1975.

How common

  • About 1 in 6,495 baby boys in the US in 2025
  • About 1 in 5,230 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AZ (0.37 per 1,000 boys), MD (0.35 per 1,000 boys), VA (0.35 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

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FewerMore · grey: under 5 babies, not listed

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Nael is #903 in the US and #687 in England & Wales (2025).

Rank 2025BabiesHow commonRank 2015
US#9032631 in 6,495#3513
England & Wales#687521 in 5,230#1442
Scotland––––

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 93.9% of US babies named Nael were boys.

GirlsBoys
US 202517263
England & Wales 2025052
US all years since 1880611,458
England & Wales since 19960324

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

  • Noel635 US · 65 E&W
  • Neil288 US · 34 E&W
  • Neel108 US · 18 E&W
  • Naol5 US
  • Naail0 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Nael

Boys

  • Aziel#186Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #186 vs #606 in 2025
  • Saint#267From the word “saint”
  • Kairo#226Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 6 babies
  • Jaziel#198Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #934 in 2015, #198 in 2025
  • Emilio#154Spanish and Italian, meaning “rival”
  • Eithan#97Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,599 in 2015, #97 in 2025

For a sister

  • Maeve#76“intoxicating”
  • Oakley#156“oak + woodland clearing, glade”
  • Amira#132“princess”
  • Georgia#99“farmer”
  • Josie#82Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #250 in 2015, #82 in 2025
  • Sage#160“sedge”

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Nael’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.

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