girls:
4.3k births since 1957
#2632 (54th percentile)
boys:
3.1k births since 1979
#2247 (51st percentile)
overall:
7.4k births since 1957
#3148 (59th percentile)
The name Jael is the #3,148 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 7,351 recorded births since 1957. This represents the 59.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 59.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #2,632 (53.9% percentile) for all time with 4,252 births since 1957. For boys, it ranks #2,247 (51.0% percentile) for all time with 3,099 births since 1979.
Jael first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1957 (1957 for girls and 1979 for boys). Birth data for Jael is available in 58 out of the 67 years between 1957 and 2023 (58 years for girls and 41 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Jael has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (57.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 47.3% of babies named Jael were girls.
For girls, Jael reached its peak popularity in 2012, achieving the 21.5% percentile (ranked #736) with 106 births per million. The name was most common in 2012, with 106 births per million (ranked 21.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Jael ranks #820 for girls (13.4% percentile) with 75 births per million, which is 71.0% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Jael reached its peak popularity in 2012, achieving the 21.9% percentile (ranked #703) with 100 births per million. The name was most common in 2012, with 100 births per million (ranked 21.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Jael ranks #769 for boys (15.6% percentile) with 80 births per million, which is 80.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Jael".
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