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Yael Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Yael?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Yael, ranked the 932nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Yael has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 870, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2013 with 243 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Yael in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1995.

Approximately during the years 1995-2007 the name Yael took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Sometimes the name Yael has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Yael has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Yael has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Yael?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Yael is used by only a select few and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Yael (Girl)Yael (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 106 1,884 225 932
2017 118 1,775 197 1,024
2016 126 1,699 181 1,088
2015 105 1,930 178 1,095
2014 111 1,835 235 913
2013 101 1,962 243 870
2012 108 1,873 238 883
2011 107 1,885 179 1,054
2010 115 1,793 219 921
2009 107 1,953 223 928
2008 94 2,155 226 913
2007 86 2,269 212 938
2006 89 2,183 180 1,023
2005 75 2,375 159 1,046
2004 92 2,019 139 1,138
2003 80 2,185 110 1,288
2002 85 2,044 64 1,816
2001 89 1,955 32 2,924
2000 87 1,950 28 3,146
1999 69 2,203 27 3,100
1998 67 2,162 25 3,188
1997 62 2,225 15 4,446
1996 71 1,993 13 4,869
1995 48 2,621 < 5 --
1994 45 2,748 11 5,441
1993 58 2,265 < 5 --
1992 61 2,218 < 5 --
1991 67 2,057 < 5 --
1990 56 2,288 7 7,159
1989 51 2,335 7 6,915
1988 57 2,070 < 5 --
1987 52 2,125 9 4,948
1986 61 1,864 < 5 --
1985 39 2,542 < 5 --
1984 57 1,885 5 7,317
1983 55 1,906 < 5 --
1982 56 1,920 < 5 --
1981 44 2,305 < 5 --
1980 45 2,247 < 5 --
1979 38 2,473 < 5 --
1978 51 1,935 < 5 --
1977 55 1,856 < 5 --
1976 42 2,098 < 5 --
1975 34 2,409 < 5 --
1974 33 2,392 < 5 --
1973 27 2,685 < 5 --
1972 30 2,451 < 5 --
1971 27 2,733 < 5 --
1970 22 3,107 < 5 --
1969 29 2,451 < 5 --
1968 41 1,886 < 5 --
1967 20 2,865 < 5 --
1966 8 5,264 < 5 --
1965 10 4,491 < 5 --
1964 11 4,353 < 5 --
1963 10 4,534 < 5 --
1962 11 4,254 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.