Yael

Boy · recorded 1984–2025 · given to both girls and boys (about 2.4 to 1)

  • #817in 2025
  • 1 in 5,618boys in 2025
  • +92%last ten years
  • 2.3×in Arizona

Most popular in 2023, and up 92% over the last ten years.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1984

09619219841994200520152025

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 35 recorded years as a table
Yael, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19843
19875
19893
19903
19946
19967
19978
199813
199915
200014
200116
200233
200356
200470
200580
200688
2007102
2008111
2009112
2010114
201194
2012125
2013128
2014122
201593
201696
2017106
2018124
2019124
2020119
2021121
2022129
2023192
2024186
2025178

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

  1. Arizona 2.3×
  2. New Jersey 1.8×
  3. California 1.7×
  4. Texas 1.6×
  5. North Carolina 1.3×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025
304
Rank in 2025
#817
How rare
1 in 5,618 boys
Since 1984
5,207

Most popular in 2023, at 192 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 92% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
StateTimes the national rateBirths pooled
Arizona2.3×42
New Jersey1.8×39
California1.7×166
Texas1.6×155
North Carolina1.3×36

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.