Is Yoel a boy or girl name?
Yoel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 119 boys were named Yoel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,122 US babies named Yoel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,503
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Yoel since 1970
- 4,122
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 180 babies
Boys and girls named Yoel, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 119 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 156 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 134 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 140 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 150 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 180 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 142 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 147 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 159 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 134 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 120 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 109 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 102 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 109 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 117 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 95 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 99 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 94 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 86 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 75 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 74 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 81 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 65 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,091 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 45 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 73 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,224 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 45 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 57 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 52 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 73 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 89 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 99 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 127 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 75 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,397 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,576 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,578 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,832 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,498 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,743 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,425 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yoel reached #779 in 1980. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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.
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.