How Many People Are Named Jael?
people named Jael are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 43,511 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,948 babies named Jael in Social Security records from 1957 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
409 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΦΈΧ’Φ΅Χ (Ya'el) meaning "ibex, mountain goat". This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to the wife of Heber the Kenite. After Sisera, the captain of the Canaanite army, was defeated in battle by Deborah and Barak he took refuge in Heber's tent. When he fell asleep Jael killed him by hammering a tent peg into his head.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jael, 57.3% were girls and 42.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Jael fell from 96.9% in the 1970s to 49.4% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Jael alive today is about 15 years old, and 90% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 20 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Jael first appears in the records in 1957 and was given most often in 2012, to 409 babies. In 2025, 304 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1957 to 2025
π Rank History
Jael has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,197, in 2012. In 2025 it ranked #1,393. Among boys, its best rank was #987, in 2012.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,393 | #1,317 |
| Best rank | #1,197 (2012) | #987 (2012) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,420 in the 2010s | #1,256 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Jael alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jael were born in California than in any other state: about 952 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jael was given 2.4 times as often in New York, 2.1 times in New Jersey and 2 times in Florida.
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