Jael

Unisex

Jael has been given to 7,948 babies in the U.S. since 1957. It peaked in 2012.

Meaning & origin

From the name of a minor biblical character, Hebrew יעל.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,948

Peak year

2012 (409 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1957

10-year trend

▲ +9%

Gender split

57% girls / 43% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jael.

7,950 babies since 1982

7,995 babies since 1934

8,002 babies since 1915

7,871 babies since 1882

7,871 babies since 1902

8,026 babies since 1942

7,863 babies since 1915

8,042 babies since 1943

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