Is Jael a boy or girl name?
Jael is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 148 girls and 138 boys were named Jael, so 51.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 57.6% of the 7,640 US babies named Jael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,363
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,470
- Babies named Jael since 1957
- 7,640
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 408 babies
Boys and girls named Jael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 156 | 96.9% |
| 1980s | 52 | 279 | 84.3% |
| 1990s | 141 | 510 | 78.3% |
| 2000s | 913 | 1,106 | 54.8% |
| 2010s | 1,415 | 1,630 | 53.5% |
| 2020s | 713 | 681 | 48.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 138 | #1,363 | 148 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 148 | #1,293 | 132 | #1,588 |
| 2022 | 124 | #1,460 | 143 | #1,515 |
| 2021 | 140 | #1,328 | 131 | #1,604 |
| 2020 | 163 | #1,183 | 127 | #1,636 |
| 2019 | 133 | #1,348 | 154 | #1,443 |
| 2018 | 129 | #1,369 | 173 | #1,315 |
| 2017 | 136 | #1,325 | 147 | #1,508 |
| 2016 | 140 | #1,301 | 145 | #1,546 |
| 2015 | 128 | #1,364 | 152 | #1,501 |
| 2014 | 124 | #1,380 | 159 | #1,429 |
| 2013 | 161 | #1,130 | 177 | #1,327 |
| 2012 | 202 | #988 | 206 | #1,197 |
| 2011 | 117 | #1,421 | 156 | #1,446 |
| 2010 | 145 | #1,221 | 161 | #1,422 |
| 2009 | 154 | #1,176 | 131 | #1,698 |
| 2008 | 127 | #1,351 | 167 | #1,423 |
| 2007 | 146 | #1,211 | 175 | #1,383 |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,483 | 105 | #1,923 |
| 2005 | 113 | #1,337 | 87 | #2,129 |
| 2004 | 84 | #1,571 | 84 | #2,140 |
| 2003 | 64 | #1,857 | 100 | #1,850 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,008 | 94 | #1,890 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,321 | 76 | #2,158 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,465 | 87 | #1,944 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,899 | 77 | #2,026 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,637 | 65 | #2,205 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,513 | 53 | #2,459 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,325 | 68 | #2,047 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,139 | 49 | #2,565 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,397 | 50 | #2,515 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,108 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,388 | 41 | #2,886 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,262 | 34 | #3,237 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,102 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,360 | 38 | #2,893 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,041 | 31 | #3,182 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,716 | 35 | #2,800 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,624 | 26 | #3,392 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,472 | 28 | #3,187 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,175 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,141 | 23 | #3,471 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,694 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,015 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,660 | 20 | #3,896 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,459 | 36 | #2,547 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,141 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,956 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,998 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,324 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,134 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,688 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,624 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,736 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,406 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,191 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,600 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,080 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,204 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jael reached #988 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #1,197 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jael
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.