The first name Yoel

In 2025, 15 boys were named Yoel, making it the 1,705th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 25 births (#1,117).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yoel with other names.

In 2025, 103 boys born in the United States were named Yoel, the 1,643rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 180 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Yoel Romero
  Cuban mixed martial artist and wrestler (born 1977)
• Yoel García
  Cuban athletics competitor (born 1973)
• Yoel Tapia
  Dominican relay sprinter, born 1984

• John
• James
• Joseph
• David
• Noah
• Michael
• Jacob
• Daniel
• Samuel
• Joshua
• Benjamin
• Ethan
• Isaac
• Adam
• Matthew
• Elijah

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What is the origin of the name Yoel?

Yoel comes from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Yoel?

In 2025, 15 boys born in England and Wales were named Yoel, ranking 1,705th. Its peak was 2021, with 25 births.

Is Yoel a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 4,227 US babies named Yoel since 1880 were boys.

When was Yoel most popular?

2019 in the United States, when 180 babies were named Yoel, its highest rank at 1,101st.

What name is Yoel a form of?

Yoel is a form of Joel.