Yael

Unisex

Yael has been given to 9,708 babies in the U.S. since 1954. It peaked in 2023 and currently ranks #818 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Rendering of the modern Israeli Hebrew יעלAPI.

Origin: Hebrew

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

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Total babies

9,708

Peak year

2023 (472 babies)

Rank in 2025

#818 for boys

First recorded

1954

10-year trend

▲ +51%

Gender split

46% girls / 54% boys

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

9,718 babies since 1919

9,677 babies since 1989

9,797 babies since 1880

9,804 babies since 1995

9,546 babies since 1919

9,541 babies since 1942

9,455 babies since 1985

9,416 babies since 1984

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