NameTides

Nael

Nael was the #903 boys' name in the US in 2025 (263 babies), and #687 in England & Wales and #199 in Canada.

Nael as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nael as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUSIreland
Nael as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#903 (263)#687 (52)#829 (3)#199 (170)
2024#1,035 (215)#757 (45)—#368 (89)
2023#1,128 (187)#1,042 (28)—#301 (105)
2022#1,695 (101)#1,084 (26)—#524 (53)
2021#1,635 (102)#1,023 (28)—#447 (66)
2020#1,833 (81)#1,111 (24)—#465 (61)
2019#2,943 (41)#1,745 (13)—#681 (37)
2018#2,848 (42)#1,683 (14)—#858 (27)
2017#2,755 (44)#1,703 (14)—#830 (29)
2016#2,993 (39)#1,903 (12)—#669 (39)
2015#3,513 (31)#1,442 (17)—#812 (29)
2014#3,891 (26)#2,690 (7)—#1,465 (12)
2013#3,339 (32)#3,315 (5)—#1,109 (18)
2012#4,862 (19)#1,669 (14)—#1,065 (19)
2011#5,433 (16)#2,390 (8)—#1,268 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #903.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1975.
  • In 2025, 6% of US babies named Nael were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,500 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 940common

Next year

On its recent trend, Nael is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,500 to 1 in 6,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nael by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #737WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: #805ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #620NYMassachusetts: #555MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #731CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #563VAMaryland: #571MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #559AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #919GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #749TXFlorida: #846FL
Nael (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#8485
Ontario2024#67617

Nael (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NaelCanadaGirls—too few
NaelCanadaBoys#199170
NaelEngland & WalesBoys#68752
NaelIrelandBoys#8293
NaelUSGirls#6,54617
NaelUSBoys#903263