babyNamedGaëlle
“generous, short form of Judicaël”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Celtic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 818th
- births in 2023–2025
- 170
- babies born in France
- 1 in 11,765
- −4.2% a year recently
- Falling
- record year (since 1900)
- 1982
Meaning and origin of Gaëlle
Gaëlle is thought to mean “generous, short form of Judicaël” and is of Celtic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Gaëlle in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1982.
- Over recent years, Gaëlle has been falling (−4.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Gaëlle every 54 schools.
Gaëlle in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
62 babies in 3 years1 girl in 77,936+14.9% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Gaëlle and Gaelle are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Gaelle15
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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