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“Variant of Kyle — Narrow strait” — Scottish Gaelic origin
Boy's name · #1945 in the US (2025) · 2000s
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. 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.
Around the world: about 1 in 2,800 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Kael · Reagan · Kain · Deegan · Mael · Camron
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