unisex name
Ael
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,045
France
#939
as Aël, 2025
Ael is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 13% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2020, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1988.
Ael over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 60 |
| 2000s | 310 |
| 2010s | 365 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 300 |
How popular is Ael?
In 2025, Ael was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Ael is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aël | Aël is Ael written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #939 in France, against #3,706 for Ael. | 485 |
Names that peaked alongside Ael
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ael also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ael over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ael
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ael — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ael
Is Ael a girl's or a boy's name?
Ael is used for both girls and boys. About 13% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Ael most popular?
Ael peaked in 2020, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ael a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ael currently ranks #939 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.