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MY-el or MA-ELL
Mael
OriginFrench or Breton
Meaning"chief or prince"
GenderBoy
US Rank#979
Top 1000
NB Rank#1231
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About Mael
The name Mael is currently ranked #979 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #976 in 2023. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in MAEL, MAEL, and MAEL.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,801 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2015 | #3,408 | 33 | 17.2 |
| 2016 | #3,269 | 35 | 18.4 |
| 2017 | #2,585 | 49 | 26.5 |
| 2018 | #2,731 | 45 | 24.8 |
| 2019 | #2,451 | 55 | 30.7 |
| 2020 | #2,010 | 71 | 41.1 |
| 2021 | #1,520 | 117 | 66.9 |
| 2022 | #1,211 | 164 | 93.9 |
| 2023 | #976 | 225 | 131.5 |
| 2024 | #1,057 | 206 | 119.6 |
| 2025 | #1,104 | 195 | 114.2 |
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Famous Maels
- Saint Maël
5th century Breton hermit
- Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (Malachy I)
high king of Ireland
- Mael Sechnaill mac Domnaill (Malachy II)
high king of Ireland
- Máel Coluim
Earl of Atholl, Mormaer of Atholl between 1153/9 and the 1190s
- Máel Coluim
King of Strathclyde
- Máel Coluim of Moray
Mormaer of Moray
- Máel Coluim
son of the king of the Cumbrians, possible King of Strathclyde or King of Alba
Mael in pop culture
- Mael
vampire in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles
- Mael
a sea god in Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series
- Maël
character in the French movie LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
- Also a Welsh name
pronounced MYLE and meaning "prince"
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