Yael is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Yael is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #818 among boys (304) and #1,642 among girls (127) — overall #1,308 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 431 | 438 | #1,642 | #818 |
| 2024 | 452 | 460 | #1,597 | #789 |
| 2023 | 472 | 484 | #1,512 | #776 |
| 2022 | 391 | 402 | #1,386 | #994 |
| 2021 | 348 | 362 | #1,543 | #1,033 |
| 2020 | 343 | 357 | #1,551 | #1,012 |
| 2019 | 338 | 353 | #1,771 | #967 |
| 2018 | 331 | 347 | #1,898 | #935 |
| 2017 | 316 | 335 | #1,767 | #1,024 |
| 2016 | 308 | 322 | #1,703 | #1,086 |
| 2015 | 286 | 304 | #1,893 | #1,095 |
| 2014 | 346 | 363 | #1,837 | #914 |
| 2013 | 344 | 377 | #1,966 | #871 |
| 2012 | 346 | 369 | #1,873 | #883 |
| 2011 | 286 | 315 | #1,885 | #1,055 |
| 2010 | 334 | 371 | #1,793 | #924 |
| 2009 | 330 | 366 | #1,955 | #929 |
| 2008 | 320 | 354 | #2,156 | #913 |
| 2007 | 298 | 345 | #2,275 | #939 |
| 2006 | 269 | 296 | #2,183 | #1,024 |
| 2005 | 234 | 262 | #2,378 | #1,047 |
| 2004 | 231 | 263 | #2,019 | #1,141 |
| 2003 | 191 | 210 | #2,186 | #1,281 |
| 2002 | 149 | 163 | #2,045 | #1,816 |
| 2001 | 121 | 130 | #1,956 | #2,927 |
| 2000 | 115 | 121 | #1,950 | #3,147 |
| 1999 | 97 | 97 | #2,203 | #3,028 |
| 1998 | 92 | 97 | #2,162 | #3,188 |
| 1997 | 77 | — | #2,226 | #4,447 |
| 1996 | 84 | — | #1,993 | #4,870 |
| 1995 | 48 | — | #2,622 | — |
| 1994 | 56 | — | #2,751 | #5,441 |
| 1993 | 58 | — | #2,266 | — |
| 1992 | 62 | — | #2,189 | — |
| 1991 | 67 | — | #2,056 | — |
| 1990 | 63 | — | #2,288 | #7,164 |
| 1989 | 59 | — | #2,302 | #6,918 |
| 1988 | 57 | — | #2,070 | — |
| 1987 | 61 | — | #2,127 | #4,952 |
| 1986 | 61 | — | #1,864 | — |
| 1985 | 41 | — | #2,437 | — |
| 1984 | 62 | — | #1,885 | #7,325 |
| 1983 | 56 | — | #1,886 | — |
| 1982 | 57 | — | #1,898 | — |
| 1981 | 44 | — | #2,304 | — |
| 1980 | 45 | — | #2,245 | — |
| 1979 | 38 | — | #2,475 | — |
| 1978 | 51 | — | #1,937 | — |
| 1977 | 55 | — | #1,856 | — |
| 1976 | 42 | — | #2,098 | — |
| 1975 | 34 | — | #2,410 | — |
| 1974 | 33 | — | #2,395 | — |
| 1973 | 27 | — | #2,687 | — |
| 1972 | 30 | — | #2,450 | — |
| 1971 | 27 | — | #2,735 | — |
| 1970 | 22 | — | #3,109 | — |
| 1969 | 29 | — | #2,452 | — |
| 1968 | 41 | — | #1,886 | — |
| 1967 | 20 | — | #2,865 | — |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #5,267 | — |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,491 | — |
| 1964 | 11 | — | #4,352 | — |
| 1963 | 10 | — | #4,533 | — |
| 1962 | 11 | — | #4,258 | — |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #5,300 | — |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #6,377 | — |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #5,028 | — |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #7,018 | — |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,613 | — |