Masculine dossier · first seen 1989

Cael

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cael
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2011

Peak era

2011

Peak rank proxy

272

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1989Peak 20112024

Peak year

2011

Decline from peak

78.3%

2024

All-time

3,652

Cael is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2011, when 272 boys were named Cael.

In 2024, only 59 boys were given the name.

Down 78.3% from its peak.

All told, about 3,652 Americans have been named Cael and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1989.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2011

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