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Jael

Jael: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“mountain goat”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JAY-uhl · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (58% girls, 42% boys since 1880)

Biblical Hebrew name borne by Jael in the Book of Judges. The name is from Hebrew Ya'el, meaning the ibex or mountain goat.

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How popular is Jael?

202486.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jael in 2024286

2024 rank#1,472 girls

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 18807,640

Jael has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jael

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew
  • AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew
  • Jamiesupplanter · Hebrew
  • JessieGod beholds · Hebrew

Jael questions

What does the name Jael mean?

Jael means "mountain goat". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical Hebrew name borne by Jael in the Book of Judges. The name is from Hebrew Ya'el, meaning the ibex or mountain goat.

Is Jael a boy or girl name?

Jael is used for both: about 58% of US babies named Jael since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Jael?

286 US babies were named Jael in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Jael?

Jael is usually pronounced JAY-uhl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.