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Cael

Meaning
Narrow strait
Origin
Variant of Kyle (from Scottish Gaelic)

Boy's name · #1945 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Cael's best rank, #778, came in 2002; it has settled back to #1945 today. Roughly 3,700 boys have been named Cael since 1989.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#409 in N. Ireland (2025) · #969 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,308 in France (2025) · #2,167 in Canada (2024).

Famous Caels

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Kael (#903), Cael would rank around #753 with about 340 births last year — the newborns split about 77/23 between Kael and Cael.

Similar names: Kael · Reagan · Kain · Deegan · Mael · Camron

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