Jael Boy & girl
How popular is Jael?
#1,388 girl name in 2025
157 baby girls were named Jael in the US in 2025, making it the 1388th most popular girl name. Another 147 boys got the name (#1,315 for boys).
Jael popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,388 for girls (▲ 78 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 157 girls, 147 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,501 in 2015, #1,632 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (206 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,196 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1957 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 49% boys, 51% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jael counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jael family of names ranked #1,089 for girls in 2025 (#1,091 the year before), with 179 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jael | 157 | 88% |
| Jaelle | 22 | 12% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jael is most popular
Babies named Jael per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (82 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (30 girls)
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (17 girls)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (35 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 girls)
Jael by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1960s | 25 | #4,488 |
| 1970s | 156 | #2,525 |
| 1980s | 279 | #2,778 |
| 1990s | 510 | #2,015 |
| 2000s | 1,106 | #1,381 |
| 2010s | 1,630 | #1,196 |
| 2020s | 841 | #1,388 |
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Questions
- Is Jael a boy or girl name?
- Jael is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 49% of babies named Jael were boys and 51% were girls.
- How popular is the name Jael?
- 157 baby girls were named Jael in the US in 2025, making it the 1388th most popular girl name. Another 147 boys got the name (#1,315 for boys).
- When was Jael most popular?
- Jael peaked in 2012, when 206 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,196 in 2012.
- How many people are named Jael?
- 7,948 babies have been named Jael in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,866 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Jael most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jael was most common in Florida, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.