Nael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- na-EL
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #745 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #903 for boys
Nael is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “achiever, one who attains”. In 2025 it ranked 745th for boys in the UK (52 babies) and 903rd for boys in the US (263 babies).
What does Nael mean?
Arabic: spelling of Nail; in France also used as a form of Noel
“achiever, one who attains”
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Is Nael a girl's or a boy's name?
Nael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 52 boys in the UK and 17 girls and 263 boys in the US.
How popular is Nael in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 745th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52 about 1 in 5,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 147% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the UK were named Nael, making it the 745th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Nael of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Nael in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 687th in England and Wales.
Nael in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #745 |
| 2024 | 45 | #813 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,130 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,110 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Nael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 903rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 263 about 1 in 6,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 305% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 263 boys in the US were named Nael, making it the 903rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,833rd. It first appears in the records in 1975. 17 girls were also named Nael in 2025 (6,545th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Nael of any year since it first appeared, in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Nael in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6% of the babies named Nael in the US were girls.
Nael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 263 | #903 |
| 2024 | 215 | #1,035 |
| 2023 | 187 | #1,128 |
| 2022 | 101 | #1,695 |
| 2021 | 102 | #1,635 |
| 2020 | 81 | #1,833 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,941 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,754 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,337 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Nael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Zayan, Musa, Yahya, Zayn, Zayaan, Arham, Zayd, Rayyan, Hamza, Umar, Amir
Names related to Nael
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa, Liyana, Zainab
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, “Nael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nael, updated 20 October 2026.