Jael is an uncommon variant of Jayla that peaked in 2012 and remains in steady use.
Jael is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,393 among girls (157) and #1,317 among boys (147) — overall #1,673 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 304 | 311 | #1,393 | #1,317 |
| 2024 | 287 | 296 | #1,468 | #1,364 |
| 2023 | 282 | 287 | #1,578 | #1,295 |
| 2022 | 267 | 273 | #1,515 | #1,461 |
| 2021 | 271 | 287 | #1,605 | #1,328 |
| 2020 | 290 | 301 | #1,636 | #1,184 |
| 2019 | 287 | 299 | #1,444 | #1,349 |
| 2018 | 302 | 320 | #1,316 | #1,370 |
| 2017 | 283 | 300 | #1,509 | #1,326 |
| 2016 | 285 | 299 | #1,547 | #1,301 |
| 2015 | 280 | 291 | #1,501 | #1,364 |
| 2014 | 283 | 301 | #1,429 | #1,380 |
| 2013 | 338 | 361 | #1,327 | #1,130 |
| 2012 | 409 | 426 | #1,197 | #987 |
| 2011 | 273 | 298 | #1,446 | #1,421 |
| 2010 | 306 | 339 | #1,423 | #1,221 |
| 2009 | 285 | 320 | #1,698 | #1,176 |
| 2008 | 294 | 320 | #1,423 | #1,351 |
| 2007 | 321 | 349 | #1,383 | #1,211 |
| 2006 | 208 | 238 | #1,924 | #1,483 |
| 2005 | 200 | 216 | #2,129 | #1,337 |
| 2004 | 168 | 191 | #2,141 | #1,572 |
| 2003 | 164 | 175 | #1,850 | #1,857 |
| 2002 | 149 | 161 | #1,890 | #2,009 |
| 2001 | 119 | 127 | #2,158 | #2,321 |
| 2000 | 111 | 121 | #1,944 | #3,465 |
| 1999 | 96 | 102 | #2,026 | #3,900 |
| 1998 | 85 | 90 | #2,205 | #3,637 |
| 1997 | 73 | — | #2,459 | #3,513 |
| 1996 | 79 | — | #2,047 | #5,325 |
| 1995 | 71 | — | #2,565 | #3,139 |
| 1994 | 64 | — | #2,516 | #4,397 |
| 1993 | 52 | — | #3,122 | #4,108 |
| 1992 | 51 | — | #2,886 | #5,387 |
| 1991 | 44 | — | #3,238 | #5,263 |
| 1990 | 36 | — | #3,102 | — |
| 1989 | 44 | — | #2,893 | #7,360 |
| 1988 | 38 | — | #3,182 | #6,041 |
| 1987 | 44 | — | #2,800 | #4,716 |
| 1986 | 35 | — | #3,392 | #4,623 |
| 1985 | 37 | — | #3,187 | #4,472 |
| 1984 | 27 | — | #3,175 | — |
| 1983 | 30 | — | #3,471 | #5,142 |
| 1982 | 22 | — | #3,694 | — |
| 1981 | 29 | — | #3,015 | — |
| 1980 | 25 | — | #3,896 | #6,659 |
| 1979 | 41 | — | #2,547 | #6,459 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #4,140 | — |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #3,955 | — |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #4,996 | — |
| 1975 | 21 | — | #3,323 | — |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #5,135 | — |
| 1973 | 17 | — | #3,689 | — |
| 1972 | 12 | — | #4,624 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,738 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,406 | — |
| 1969 | 9 | — | #5,192 | — |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #4,600 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,080 | — |
| 1957 | 14 | — | #3,204 | — |