Yael
2 countries#817 in United States, 2025US
#817
in United States, 2025
FR
#1501
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
15,849
Peak year (United States)
2023
Peak-year count
472
First recorded
1954
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Yael was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
9,708 births recorded 1954–2025 · currently #817 · peaked in 2023 with 472 births
Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Florida, New Jersey
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
6,141 births recorded 1963–2022 · currently #1501 · peaked in 2008 with 425 births
Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Nord, Seine-Saint-Denis, Finistère
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Yael’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1021 | — |
| 2007 | #934 | ↑87 |
| 2008 | #912 | ↑22 |
| 2009 | #926 | ↓14 |
| 2010 | #920 | ↑6 |
| 2011 | #1054 | ↓134 |
| 2012 | #880 | ↑174 |
| 2013 | #871 | ↑9 |
| 2014 | #913 | ↓42 |
| 2015 | #1092 | ↓179 |
| 2016 | #1080 | ↑12 |
| 2017 | #1023 | ↑57 |
| 2018 | #933 | ↑90 |
| 2019 | #961 | ↓28 |
| 2020 | #1011 | ↓50 |
| 2021 | #1032 | ↓21 |
| 2022 | #993 | ↑39 |
| 2023 | #775 | ↑218 |
| 2024 | #785 | ↓10 |
| 2025 | #817 | ↓32 |
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