Given name
Gaelle
“from a foreign land; a stranger”
Gaelle is used as a given name. One German interpretation is “from a foreign land; a stranger.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “from a foreign land; a stranger.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gaelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 504
- 0 boys · 504 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #5,297 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,297 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 936 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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