Jael
About Jael
This attractive Old Testament option is the name of a place in northern Israel.
Pronounced jah-EL.
As of October 2026, Jael ranked #1393 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1197 in 2012.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,429 | 159 | 89 |
| 2015 | #1,501 | 152 | 85.1 |
| 2016 | #1,546 | 145 | 81.8 |
| 2017 | #1,508 | 147 | 85.1 |
| 2018 | #1,315 | 173 | 101.7 |
| 2019 | #1,443 | 154 | 91.8 |
| 2020 | #1,636 | 127 | 78.6 |
| 2021 | #1,604 | 131 | 79.8 |
| 2022 | #1,515 | 143 | 87.2 |
| 2023 | #1,588 | 132 | 82.3 |
| 2024 | #1,470 | 148 | 91.3 |
| 2025 | #1,393 | 157 | 97.7 |
World rankings
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Jael on lists
Famous Jaels
- Jael
Biblical"tent,dwelling woman" who killed Sisera, commander of an opposing army, by driving a tent peg through his temple while he slept
- Jael de Pardo
American actress and TV personality (pronounced jy,ell)
- Jael Strauss
American model from Cycle 8 of "America's Next Top Model" (pron. jay,ell)
- Jael Otieno
Kenyan mother of U.S. President Barack Obama's half,brother, George Obama
- Jaël (born Rahel Krebs)
Swiss singer,songwriter of band Lunik
- Jael Uribe (Elizabeth Medina)
Dominican poet
Jael in pop culture
- Jael Drew (née Trude)
character from Storm Jameson's "The Pitiful Wife"
- Jael Dence
character in "Put Yourself in His Place" (1870) by Charles Reade
- Jael (born Alice Jael Reasoner)
assassin in Joanna Russ' "The Female Man"