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Yoel

Boy

Meaning of Yoel: Hebrew: 'Yahweh is God'

Yoel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1630th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1630

103 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,227

First recorded 1970 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 99 babies1982: 89 babies1983: 73 babies1984: 58 babies1985: 52 babies1986: 47 babies1987: 43 babies1988: 52 babies1989: 57 babies1990: 45 babies19901991: 33 babies1992: 40 babies1993: 74 babies1994: 58 babies1995: 50 babies1996: 45 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 50 babies1999: 54 babies2000: 65 babies20002001: 60 babies2002: 81 babies2003: 60 babies2004: 74 babies2005: 75 babies2006: 86 babies2007: 94 babies2008: 99 babies2009: 95 babies2010: 117 babies20102011: 109 babies2012: 102 babies2013: 109 babies2014: 120 babies2015: 134 babies2016: 159 babies2017: 147 babies2018: 142 babies2019: 180 babies2020: 150 babies20202021: 140 babies2022: 134 babies2023: 156 babies2024: 120 babies2025: 103 babies
US babies named Yoel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 180.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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