The nameGaëlle

Meaning

Gaëlle comes from Gaël, of debated meaning, linked to the Gaels, a Celtic people.

Origin

Breton.

History

Gaëlle spread from Brittany in the 1970s and peaked in France in the early 1980s.

Gaëlle in other languages

Gaëlle is mostly a French and Breton name, the feminine of Gaël, with no real equivalent in other languages.

Popularity of the name Gaëlle

Gaëlle in France

Gaëlle was most popular in France in the 1980s, with 23,840 births over the decade, 39% of all recorded babies named Gaëlle. Its rise began around 1967, and it peaked in 1982. Half of all babies named Gaëlle in France were born before 1982, so it is mostly a parents' generation name. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 59 births a year on average, against 83 in the five years before.

Gaëlle in Belgium

Gaëlle was most popular in Belgium in the 2000s, with 698 births over the decade, 43% of all recorded babies named Gaëlle. Half of all babies named Gaëlle in Belgium were born before 2004. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 14 births a year on average, against 24 in the five years before.