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Chael

Boy

Meaning of Chael: American: 'invented name'

Chael is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 8424th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#8424

8 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

527

First recorded 2003 · peak 2013

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 61 babies2013: 96 babies2014: 60 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 30 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 21 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 11 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 18 babies2023: 6 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 8 babies
US babies named Chael per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 96.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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