Gael is an established variant of Gail that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Gael is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #86 among boys (3,860) and #13,778 among girls (6) — overall #152 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,866 | 3,937 | #13,778 | #86 |
| 2024 | 3,879 | 3,936 | #12,613 | #89 |
| 2023 | 3,640 | 3,699 | #9,196 | #100 |
| 2022 | 3,522 | 3,586 | #8,204 | #104 |
| 2021 | 3,522 | 3,581 | #10,566 | #109 |
| 2020 | 3,271 | 3,323 | #10,547 | #112 |
| 2019 | 2,908 | 2,979 | #11,721 | #133 |
| 2018 | 2,938 | 2,981 | #12,924 | #132 |
| 2017 | 2,245 | 2,294 | #14,727 | #178 |
| 2016 | 2,256 | 2,299 | #12,146 | #178 |
| 2015 | 1,790 | 1,836 | #13,480 | #220 |
| 2014 | 1,815 | 1,874 | #15,238 | #213 |
| 2013 | 2,321 | 2,374 | #8,284 | #177 |
| 2012 | 2,754 | 2,791 | #11,591 | #146 |
| 2011 | 695 | 708 | #17,678 | #410 |
| 2010 | 692 | 708 | — | #408 |
| 2009 | 1,003 | 1,020 | — | #319 |
| 2008 | 1,126 | 1,140 | #14,344 | #298 |
| 2007 | 1,174 | 1,182 | #16,148 | #296 |
| 2006 | 1,040 | 1,049 | #8,401 | #314 |
| 2005 | 1,113 | 1,131 | #9,675 | #297 |
| 2004 | 758 | 766 | #13,213 | #370 |
| 2003 | 450 | 455 | #12,869 | #526 |
| 2002 | 246 | 246 | — | #722 |
| 2001 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,190 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,490 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,426 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,594 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | — | #5,061 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,676 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #6,081 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,019 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | — | #3,713 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | #14,004 | #3,659 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,294 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,774 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,685 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,358 | — |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #5,610 | — |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,488 | — |
| 1967 | 12 | — | #3,910 | — |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #6,842 | — |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #5,643 | — |
| 1963 | 13 | — | #3,683 | — |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #4,356 | — |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #4,651 | — |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,908 | — |
| 1959 | 19 | — | #2,701 | — |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #4,030 | — |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #3,773 | — |
| 1956 | 19 | — | #2,658 | — |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #3,444 | — |
| 1954 | 17 | — | #2,729 | — |
| 1953 | 24 | — | #2,142 | — |
| 1952 | 26 | — | #2,524 | #2,947 |
| 1951 | 14 | — | #2,848 | — |
| 1950 | 15 | — | #2,705 | — |
| 1949 | 21 | — | #2,165 | — |
| 1948 | 25 | — | #2,360 | #3,110 |
| 1947 | 44 | — | #1,835 | #1,946 |
| 1946 | 22 | — | #2,525 | #2,999 |
| 1945 | 25 | — | #1,672 | — |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #2,443 | — |
| 1943 | 15 | — | #2,379 | — |
| 1942 | 15 | — | #2,337 | — |
| 1941 | 18 | — | #1,976 | — |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #2,811 | — |
| 1939 | 22 | — | #2,151 | #2,945 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | #3,013 | #3,297 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | #1,867 | — |
| 1936 | 14 | — | #2,947 | #3,732 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,457 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,211 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,445 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,581 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,405 |