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Wael

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown

More about the name

Wa'el, also spelt Wael, is an ancient Aramaic male given name. The first currently known usage of the name was found and translated at a site called Sumatar Harabesi. There is coinage and inscriptions mentioning a King of Edessa, the "Parthian Wael" and "Wael the king" (Syriac: W'L MLK') on coins around 163AD after the Parthians captured the region from the Romans.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #4438, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6446, 13 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202513
202420
202311
202223
202117
20208
201919
201820
201716
201619

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #2265, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20253
20246
20234
20227
20216
20206
20199
20183
20176
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #177, 432 births); most recent 2023 (rank #226, 261 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023261
2022274
2021324
2020286
2019292
2018337
2017345
2016325
2015398
2014365

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence