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“Mountain goat; ibex” — Hebrew origin
Girl's name · #1642 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Yael is near its high-water mark: it reached #1386 in 2022 and still ranked #1642 in 2025. About 4,500 girls have carried it since 1954. In New York and New Jersey it runs 3–5× its national rate. About 66% of babies named Yael in recent years have been boys.
Around the world: about 1 in 750 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 7,100 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 8,100 girls in Belgium (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 285 notable people named Yael:
Entertainers appear 1.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yael Naim, Israeli singer.
Similar names: Nechama · Iyanna · Chava · Jael · Rochel · Heavenly
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