Given name
Shael
“a mountain rock”
Shael is a variant of Shail. One Indian interpretation is “a mountain rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shael is a variant of Shail. One Indian interpretation is “a mountain rock.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shael is a variant of Shail. An origin associated with Shail is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shael through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 36 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 154 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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