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Name meaning & stats

Gael

Gael means “wild”. 49,658 US babies since 1940, peak 2024.

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What it means

“wild”

Well documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2024

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49,658 US babies were named Gael between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Gael (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

Gael is the main spelling

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2024)