Wael is a rare variant of Wally that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Wael is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,779 for boy births in the United States (and #14,262 across all names), given to 13 babies. Wael first appears in 1977 and peaked in 2015 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #6,779 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #5,057 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,697 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #4,556 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #5,545 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,507 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #5,140 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #4,908 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #5,768 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #5,114 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #8,088 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | #5,637 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #8,109 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #7,473 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,750 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #8,273 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #7,160 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,592 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #7,397 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #9,060 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #7,503 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #9,538 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #4,696 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #5,654 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #8,170 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #4,750 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #6,292 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,590 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,964 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #7,769 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #6,345 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #10,106 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #7,380 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #5,919 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,357 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #9,179 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #6,068 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #5,310 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,760 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #4,201 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #7,337 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #4,925 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #7,045 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #3,606 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #4,157 |