Over the past 110 years, 2 347 girls and 2 728 boys have been named Yael. The name Yael ranks 2634th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Yael in 1959. 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.