Cael is an uncommon variant of Cali that peaked in 2011 and has since faded.
Cael is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,945 for boy births in the United States (and #4,150 across all names), given to 79 babies. Cael first appears in 1989 and peaked in 2011 (272 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,945 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,349 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,959 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,163 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,828 |
| 2020 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,515 |
| 2019 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,370 |
| 2018 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,995 |
| 2017 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,036 |
| 2016 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,695 |
| 2015 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,248 |
| 2014 | 173 | 173 | — | #1,102 |
| 2013 | 182 | 182 | — | #1,052 |
| 2012 | 212 | 212 | — | #950 |
| 2011 | 272 | 272 | — | #805 |
| 2010 | 257 | 257 | #17,521 | #840 |
| 2009 | 270 | 270 | — | #817 |
| 2008 | 263 | 263 | — | #832 |
| 2007 | 222 | 222 | #12,887 | #925 |
| 2006 | 206 | 206 | — | #919 |
| 2005 | 215 | 215 | — | #854 |
| 2004 | 175 | 175 | — | #959 |
| 2003 | 176 | 176 | — | #933 |
| 2002 | 222 | 222 | — | #778 |
| 2001 | 55 | 55 | — | #1,961 |
| 2000 | 32 | 32 | — | #2,812 |
| 1999 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,496 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,519 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #9,462 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,087 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #7,753 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #8,281 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | — | #5,703 |