Chael
Chael was the 9064th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1605th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,822 places. More babies were named Chael in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,064 boys, down 1,945 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201396 babies
- Total since 1880
- 527babies recorded
Chael popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,064 | 8 |
| 2020 | #7,119 | 11 |
| 2010 | #3,549 | 30 |
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How popular is Chael, counting every spelling?
Chael is the most common spelling of a name family that had 23 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chael | 8 | #9,064 | 62 |
| Khael | 15 | #6,007 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Chael?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chael (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Chael born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chael.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chael?
About 500 people born in the US named Chael are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 10 and 14. That makes Chael mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chael: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chael, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chael
How popular is the name Chael?
Chael was the 9064th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1605th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,822 places. More babies were named Chael in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Chael a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Chael in the US.