Sael
Boy name · #2536 in 2025 · Very rare
Sael is currently the #2536 boy name in the United States — 53 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #9568, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,962 boys born in 2025 was named Sael.
The 22-year story
Sael first appears in the Social Security records in 2003, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 53 babies and a rank of #2516. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sael per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sael in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sael is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sael will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sael is most common
State-level data for Sael is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Sael
Statistically, parents drawn to Sael tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rael, Dael, Samael, Zael, and Adael.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sael | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #2516 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3793 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3629 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5445 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4780 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7034 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7173 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8819 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8140 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7157 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9568 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7048 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5404 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10770 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7502 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7087 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7692 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12553 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10921 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6094 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6634 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8143 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9581 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sael a popular boy name?
Sael ranked #2536 among boys in 2025 with 53 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9568.
When was the name Sael most popular?
Sael peaked in 2025, when 53 American boys received the name (ranked #2516 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sael?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,962 newborn American boys was named Sael. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.