Gaël: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Gaël year by year

Gaël climbs 100 places from 2024 (ranked 305th then). Since 2020 (31 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 13%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	205th	27
2024	305th	16
2023	176th	35
2022	198th	30
2021	197th	35
2020	210th	31

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Gaël since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Gaël appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2012, with 48 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (347 babies). Since 1980, about 1,002 children in Québec have been named Gaël.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Gaël in Québec in 2025?

27 boys were named Gaël in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 205th rank among boy names.

Is Gaël a popular name in Québec?

Gaël ranks 205th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Gaël given most often?

In 2012, with 48 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Gaël a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Gaël only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

All boy names (250) → · Search a name in the top 30 by year →