Is Yael a boy or girl name?
Yael is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 131 girls and 317 boys were named Yael, so 29.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 47.2% of the 9,270 US babies named Yael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #790
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,600
- Babies named Yael since 1954
- 9,270
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 470 babies
Boys and girls named Yael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 359 | 100% |
| 1980s | 21 | 522 | 96.1% |
| 1990s | 99 | 605 | 85.9% |
| 2000s | 1,374 | 884 | 39.1% |
| 2010s | 2,118 | 1,116 | 34.5% |
| 2020s | 1,287 | 713 | 35.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 317 | #790 | 131 | #1,600 |
| 2023 | 328 | #777 | 142 | #1,517 |
| 2022 | 225 | #994 | 166 | #1,385 |
| 2021 | 211 | #1,033 | 137 | #1,542 |
| 2020 | 206 | #1,012 | 137 | #1,550 |
| 2019 | 222 | #967 | 116 | #1,770 |
| 2018 | 225 | #935 | 106 | #1,896 |
| 2017 | 197 | #1,024 | 119 | #1,767 |
| 2016 | 182 | #1,086 | 126 | #1,703 |
| 2015 | 178 | #1,095 | 107 | #1,906 |
| 2014 | 235 | #914 | 111 | #1,837 |
| 2013 | 243 | #871 | 101 | #1,966 |
| 2012 | 238 | #883 | 108 | #1,873 |
| 2011 | 179 | #1,055 | 107 | #1,885 |
| 2010 | 219 | #924 | 115 | #1,793 |
| 2009 | 223 | #929 | 107 | #1,955 |
| 2008 | 226 | #913 | 94 | #2,155 |
| 2007 | 212 | #939 | 86 | #2,273 |
| 2006 | 180 | #1,024 | 89 | #2,183 |
| 2005 | 159 | #1,047 | 75 | #2,378 |
| 2004 | 139 | #1,140 | 92 | #2,019 |
| 2003 | 111 | #1,281 | 80 | #2,186 |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,816 | 85 | #2,045 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,927 | 89 | #1,956 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,147 | 87 | #1,950 |
| 1999 | 28 | #3,028 | 69 | #2,203 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,188 | 67 | #2,162 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,447 | 62 | #2,226 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,870 | 71 | #1,993 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,622 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,442 | 45 | #2,749 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,266 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,189 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,057 |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,164 | 56 | #2,288 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,917 | 52 | #2,302 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,070 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,951 | 52 | #2,127 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,864 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,437 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,323 | 57 | #1,885 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,886 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,898 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,304 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,245 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,475 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,937 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,856 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,097 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,410 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,394 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,688 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,735 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,109 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,452 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,886 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,865 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,267 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,491 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,352 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,532 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,259 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,301 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,376 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,028 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,019 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,613 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yael reached #777 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #1,385 in 2022. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.