The baby name Yael appears in baby name data for the United States from 1959 to 2024. It was most popular in 2024 with 260 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Yael has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1959 | 10 |
| 1962 | 6 |
| 1964 | 6 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1970 | 15 |
| 1971 | 13 |
| 1972 | 17 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 17 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1976 | 18 |
| 1977 | 46 |
| 1978 | 38 |
| 1979 | 40 |
| 1980 | 30 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1982 | 33 |
| 1983 | 20 |
| 1984 | 20 |
| 1985 | 14 |
| 1986 | 31 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1988 | 34 |
| 1989 | 21 |
| 1990 | 24 |
| 1991 | 44 |
| 1992 | 27 |
| 1993 | 24 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1995 | 17 |
| 1996 | 50 |
| 1997 | 34 |
| 1998 | 38 |
| 1998 | 12 |
| 1999 | 38 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 62 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 64 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2002 | 39 |
| 2002 | 34 |
| 2003 | 49 |
| 2003 | 55 |
| 2004 | 52 |
| 2004 | 60 |
| 2005 | 44 |
| 2005 | 106 |
| 2006 | 56 |
| 2006 | 139 |
| 2007 | 71 |
| 2007 | 150 |
| 2008 | 62 |
| 2008 | 160 |
| 2009 | 73 |
| 2009 | 178 |
| 2010 | 103 |
| 2010 | 159 |
| 2011 | 73 |
| 2011 | 96 |
| 2012 | 62 |
| 2012 | 223 |
| 2013 | 59 |
| 2013 | 202 |
| 2014 | 56 |
| 2014 | 189 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2015 | 146 |
| 2016 | 163 |
| 2016 | 185 |
| 2017 | 174 |
| 2017 | 161 |
| 2018 | 67 |
| 2018 | 199 |
| 2019 | 88 |
| 2019 | 174 |
| 2020 | 134 |
| 2020 | 123 |
| 2021 | 139 |
| 2021 | 165 |
| 2022 | 174 |
| 2022 | 142 |
| 2023 | 127 |
| 2023 | 249 |
| 2024 | 131 |
| 2024 | 260 |