Is Mael a boy or girl name?

Mael is a boy’s name. Of the 1,353 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Mael

Recorded 2002–2025 · United States

Mael was most popular in 2023, when 226 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,037 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,251, with 195 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,353 people named Mael.

Mael over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mael’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mael a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mael is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,353 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mael

Where Mael is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org