Name meaning & stats
Yael
Yael (Hebrew origin). 9,708 US babies since 1940, peak 2023.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
Hebrew
In US birth records
Peak year: 2023
9,708 US babies were named Yael between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Yael (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 92% of the family
- Yael 92%
- Yahel 8%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2023)