Chael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAYL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Chael is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
Where does Chael come from?
Hebrew: probably a short form of Michael
Is Chael a girl's or a boy's name?
Chael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chael in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 8 boys.
Chael in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
How popular is Chael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Chael, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 96 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Chael in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2013 | 96 | #1,604 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,171 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Chael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jax Jude Albie Axel Noah Asher Cillian Caleb Theo Hudson Oakley Enzo
Names related to Chael
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chael, updated 20 October 2026.