Jael
Jael was the 1393rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 157 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1197th with 206 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 108 places. More babies were named Jael in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,393 girls, up 243 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 157girls
- Girls and boys
- 51% girls, 49% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012206 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,948babies recorded
Jael popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,393 | #1,317 | 157 | 147 |
| 2020 | #1,636 | #1,184 | 127 | 163 |
| 2010 | #1,423 | #1,221 | 161 | 145 |
| 2000 | #1,944 | #3,465 | 87 | 24 |
| 1990 | #3,102 | — | 36 | — |
| 1980 | #3,896 | #6,659 | 20 | 5 |
| 1970 | #7,406 | — | 6 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jael, counting every spelling?
Jael has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,304 for girls in 2025, against #1,393 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Jael?
157 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jael (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jael born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 53 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jael.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jael?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Jael are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Jael mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jael by state
How common Jael was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.2×), New Jersey (1.9×), Georgia (1.8×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jael: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jael, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jael
How popular is the name Jael?
Jael was the 1393rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 157 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1197th with 206 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 108 places. More babies were named Jael in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jael a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 51% girls, 49% boys given the name Jael in the US.
Where is Jael most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jael was most common in Florida (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Maryland.