Yael
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning mountain goat, strength and grace.
How Yael has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #935 |
| 2019 | #965 |
| 2022 | #993 |
| 2023 | #776 |
| 2024 | #790 |
| 2025 | #818 |
Yael by the numbers
In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Yael. In the US, 313 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 243 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yael. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yarel22 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Yael
Names that are said the same way as Yael, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Yahel40 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Yael, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Brynleehill meadow; a form of Bryn with English suffix1,408 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean strength
Like Yael, each of these has strength in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
- Williamresolute protector14,922 in the US (2017)
- Ethanstrong, enduring12,398 in the US (2017)
- GabrielGod is my strength9,110 in the US (2017)
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Yael
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