Yael
Yael is ranked 790th among boys in 2024 (317 births). Its best rank was 777th, in 2023.
- Rank in 2024
- #790down 13 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 3170.02% of boys
- Peak year
- 2023328 births
- Best rank
- #777in 2023
- Since 1984
- 9,270people given the name
The story in the numbers
4,899 boys have been named Yael in the United States since 1984, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 328 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2014, and the 2010s alone account for 43%. It has spent 12 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Yael is used for both sexes: 47% of its bearers are girls (4,371), most of them born around 2022.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2023, its biggest year
Yael was the 777th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.
Names that rose and fell with Yael
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Camaripeak 2022
- Vedantpeak 2024
- Reefpeak 2021
- Alijahpeak 2021
- Cooperpeak 2024
- Demaripeak 2021
- Jetpeak 2019
- Taysonpeak 2021
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.