# Jael (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jael/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 7,948 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,387 / 4,561 (57% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 164, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the name of a minor biblical character, Hebrew יעל.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 156 | 1,446 |
| 2012 | 206 | 1,197 |
| 2013 | 177 | 1,327 |
| 2014 | 159 | 1,429 |
| 2015 | 152 | 1,501 |
| 2016 | 145 | 1,547 |
| 2017 | 147 | 1,509 |
| 2018 | 173 | 1,316 |
| 2019 | 154 | 1,444 |
| 2020 | 127 | 1,636 |
| 2021 | 131 | 1,605 |
| 2022 | 143 | 1,515 |
| 2023 | 134 | 1,578 |
| 2024 | 149 | 1,468 |
| 2025 | 157 | 1,393 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 117 | 1,421 |
| 2012 | 203 | 987 |
| 2013 | 161 | 1,130 |
| 2014 | 124 | 1,380 |
| 2015 | 128 | 1,364 |
| 2016 | 140 | 1,301 |
| 2017 | 136 | 1,326 |
| 2018 | 129 | 1,370 |
| 2019 | 133 | 1,349 |
| 2020 | 163 | 1,184 |
| 2021 | 140 | 1,328 |
| 2022 | 124 | 1,461 |
| 2023 | 148 | 1,295 |
| 2024 | 138 | 1,364 |
| 2025 | 147 | 1,317 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9 | 2,589 |
| 2011 | 13 | 2,025 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,887 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4,736 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,096 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,925 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,499 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,615 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2,499 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,888 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3,218 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,695 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3,035 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3,687 |

## In other languages

- Hebrew: יעל
- Italian: Giaele
- Spanish: Jael

## People named Jael

- Myha'la Herrold, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.