NameTides

Yael

Yael was the #817 boys' name in the US in 2025 (304 babies), and #3,153 in Canada.

Yael as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Yael 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.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Yael 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.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#817 (304)—#3,153 (5)
2024#785 (320)——
2023#775 (329)—#2,921 (5)
2022#993 (225)—#2,810 (5)
2021#1,032 (211)—#2,061 (8)
2020#1,011 (206)——
2019#961 (222)—#2,756 (5)
2018#933 (225)—#2,740 (5)
2017#1,023 (197)—#2,010 (8)
2016#1,080 (182)——
2015#1,092 (178)—#1,816 (9)
2014#913 (235)—#2,133 (7)
2013#871 (243)——
2012#880 (238)——
2011#1,054 (179)——

Yael as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Yael as a girl’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.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Yael as a girl’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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,631 (127)#1,809 (16)#2,282 (9)
2024#1,591 (132)#2,412 (11)#2,259 (9)
2023#1,506 (143)#2,346 (11)#1,491 (15)
2022#1,381 (166)#1,849 (15)#1,415 (16)
2021#1,532 (137)#1,866 (15)#1,592 (14)
2020#1,545 (137)#2,300 (11)#1,428 (16)
2019#1,763 (116)#1,782 (16)#1,471 (16)
2018#1,890 (106)#2,340 (11)#1,089 (23)
2017#1,761 (119)#2,090 (13)#1,090 (23)
2016#1,693 (126)#2,120 (13)#1,785 (12)
2015#1,883 (108)#1,783 (16)#1,363 (17)
2014#1,830 (111)#2,058 (13)#1,530 (15)
2013#1,953 (101)#2,313 (11)#1,432 (16)
2012#1,859 (108)#3,681 (6)#1,410 (17)
2011#1,874 (107)#2,150 (12)#1,305 (18)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #775.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1984.
  • In 2025, 30% of US babies named Yael were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,600 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Yael is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,400 to 1 in 5,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Yael by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: 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: #711ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #716NYMassachusetts: #378MAOregon: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: #523NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #708CAUtah: 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: #875VAMaryland: #634MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #412AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #842TNNorth Carolina: #512NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: #756GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #602TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Yael (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
YaelCanadaGirls#2,2829
YaelCanadaBoys#3,1535
YaelEngland & WalesGirls#1,80916
YaelEngland & WalesBoys—too few
YaelNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
YaelUSGirls#1,631127
YaelUSBoys#817304