How Many People Are Named Gahel?
An estimated 105 people in the United States have the first name Gahel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Gahel peaked in popularity in 2013 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gahel 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 Gahel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
105
About 1 in 3,264,327 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2013
14 births
Total Registered
106
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gahel
Gahel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 106 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gahel as a male name
Ranked #11,333 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (14 births)
Gahel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gahel span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 44 babies were registered. While Gahel is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gahel by Decade
How has Gahel 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.
Gahel by State
Gahel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gahel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gahel
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gahel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gahel?
We estimate approximately 105 people named Gahel 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 3,264,327 Americans share this first name.
Is Gahel a common name?
Gahel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 106 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gahel most popular?
Gahel reached peak popularity in 2013, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gahel is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gahel a male name?
Gahel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gahel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gahel Smith, Gahel Johnson, Gahel 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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