Yahel
Yahel was the 4244th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1824th; the most babies were born in 2014 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,279 places. More babies were named Yahel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,244 boys, up 606 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201482 babies
- Total since 1880
- 803babies recorded
Yahel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 21 since 2002.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,244 | 25 |
| 2020 | #4,850 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,450 | 32 |
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How popular is Yahel, counting every spelling?
Yahel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yahel?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yahel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yahel 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 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yahel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yahel?
About 800 people born in the US named Yahel are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Yahel 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.
Yahel by state
How common Yahel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys 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 Yahel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yahel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yahel
How popular is the name Yahel?
Yahel was the 4244th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1824th; the most babies were born in 2014 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,279 places. More babies were named Yahel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yahel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yahel in the US.
Where is Yahel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yahel was most common in Illinois (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.