Mael
Mael was the 1104th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 972nd with 226 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,305 places. More babies were named Mael in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,104 boys, up 907 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 195boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023226 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,353babies recorded
Mael popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,104 | 195 |
| 2020 | #2,011 | 71 |
| 2010 | #6,252 | 14 |
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How popular is Mael, counting every spelling?
Mael has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,044 for boys in 2025, against #1,104 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Mael?
195 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mael (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mael 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 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mael.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mael?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Mael are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 7. That makes Mael a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Mael by state
How common Mael was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.8×), Massachusetts (1.6×), Texas (1.6×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mael: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mael, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mael
How popular is the name Mael?
Mael was the 1104th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 972nd with 226 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,305 places. More babies were named Mael in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Mael a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mael in the US.
Where is Mael most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mael was most common in New York (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and Texas.