NameTides

Jael

Jael was the #1,388 girls' name in the US in 2025 (157 babies), and #3,035 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Jael as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Jael as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Jael as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,388 (157)#3,035 (8)—#1,577 (15)
2024#1,466 (149)#3,696 (6)—#2,975 (6)
2023#1,578 (134)#3,219 (7)—#2,900 (6)
2022#1,515 (143)#2,889 (8)—#1,635 (13)
2021#1,600 (131)#2,499 (10)—#2,021 (10)
2020#1,632 (127)#2,615 (9)—#2,873 (6)
2019#1,441 (154)#5,591 (3)—#2,188 (9)
2018#1,313 (173)#2,499 (10)—#2,151 (9)
2017#1,505 (147)#2,925 (8)—#1,673 (13)
2016#1,545 (145)#4,096 (5)—#1,906 (11)
2015#1,501 (152)#4,736 (4)—#2,599 (7)
2014#1,427 (159)——#1,600 (14)
2013#1,321 (177)#2,887 (8)—#2,204 (9)
2012#1,196 (206)#3,285 (7)—#1,904 (11)
2011#1,446 (156)#2,025 (13)—#1,761 (12)

Jael as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Jael as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020US
Jael as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,315 (147)——
2024#1,364 (138)——
2023#1,294 (148)——
2022#1,457 (124)——
2021#1,325 (140)—#2,812 (5)
2020#1,177 (163)——
2019#1,347 (133)——
2018#1,364 (129)——
2017#1,321 (136)——
2016#1,295 (140)——
2015#1,359 (128)——
2014#1,375 (124)—#1,465 (12)
2013#1,128 (161)—#1,164 (17)
2012#983 (203)——
2011#1,411 (117)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2012 at #1,196.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1957.
  • In 2025, 52% of US babies named Jael were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Jael is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,200 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jael by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: #564MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #813TNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #915GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,314TXFlorida: #912FL
Jael (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#7745

Jael (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JaelCanadaGirls#1,57715
JaelCanadaBoys—too few
JaelEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
JaelEngland & WalesBoys—too few
JaelIrelandGirls—too few
JaelNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
JaelUSGirls#1,388157
JaelUSBoys#1,315147