How Many People Are Named Gaelle?
An estimated 471 people in the United States have the first name Gaelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Gaelle peaked in popularity in 2023 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaelle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gaelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
471
About 1 in 727,716 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2023
20 births
Total Registered
480
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaelle
Gaelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 480 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gaelle as a female name
Ranked #6,450 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (20 births)
Gaelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaelle span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 149 babies were registered. While Gaelle is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gaelle by Decade
How has Gaelle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gaelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaelle
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaelle?
We estimate approximately 471 people named Gaelle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 727,716 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaelle a common name?
Gaelle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 480 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaelle most popular?
Gaelle reached peak popularity in 2023, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaelle is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaelle a female name?
Gaelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaelle Smith, Gaelle Johnson, Gaelle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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