Girl name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Yael

yah-EL · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Mountain goat; to ascend
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · animal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1600
2024 births131
Peak year2022
First appeared1954
Total US births4,371
2022 peak19541972198920072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ya
Alternate spellings
JaelYaela
In other languages
Yael (Hebrew)Jael (English biblical)Yaela (variant)

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