Yael

“Mountain goat; ibex” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #818 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Yael is near its high-water mark: it reached #776 in 2023 and still ranked #818 in 2025. About 5,200 boys have carried it since 1984. About 66% of babies named Yael in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: about 1 in 890 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 3,800 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 5,500 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yaels

Yael Falcón — Argentine association football referee
Yael Padilla Sandoval — Mexican footballer (born 2005)
Yael López — Costa Rican footballer
Yael Yuzon — Filipino musician (born 1983)
Yaël Mouanga — French footballer (born 2005)

What Yaels become

Among 285 notable people named Yael:

Entertainers appear 1.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yael Yuzon, Filipino musician (born 1983).

Similar names: Jesiah · Yair · Joziah · Jael · Azael · Misael

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