Over the past 110 years, 2 728 boys and 2 347 girls have been named Yael. The name Yael ranks 1650th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Yael in 1994. The peak of popularity of the name Yael came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.