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Jael

“Ibex, mountain goat” — Hebrew יעל origin

Girl's name · #1388 in the US (2025) · Trending

Jael has appeared in US records since 1957 — best rank #1196 (2012) · 4,561 babies named Jael all-time · 1 in 10,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 610 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jaels

• Jael Uribe — Dominican poet and artist
• Jael Holzman — American journalist and musician
• Jael Silliman — author, scholar and women's rights activist
• Jael Mbogo — politician
• Jael Pye — English writer

What Jaels become

Among 29 notable people named Jael:

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