🔥Yael

yah-ehl

Hebrew

"ibex"

Yael Origin and Meaning

The name Yael is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "ibex".

Yael is an Old Testament name often heard in Israel that could work well here: just remember that it's pronounced with two syllables...it is also spelled Ya'el. In the Bible she was a Kenite woman in the time of Deborah who killed the enemy general, Sisera.

Yael Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1161 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Yael

• 1161 Nameberry 2025
• 510 Unique 2023
• 137 Switzerland 2023
• 7 Israel 2023

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Famous People Named Yael

• Yael Naim Israeli,French singer
• Yael Friedman Averbuch American soccer player
• Yael Stone Australian actress
• Yael Grobglas Israeli actress
• Yael Meyer American singer,songwriter
• Yael Markovich Israeli model and beauty queen
• Yael Cohen Braun Canadian anti,cancer activist

The name Yael in Pop Culture

• Yael Baron character on TV's 'Degrassi'.
• Yael Hebrew name of U.S. First Daughter Ivanka Trump.
• Yael character on TV's UnREAL.