boy's name
Jahel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 652
Jahel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2001.
Jahel over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 75 |
| 2010s | 185 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 80 |
How popular is Jahel?
In 2025, Jahel was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jahel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Jahel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jahël | Jahël is a rare spelling of Jahel, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 85 times, mostly in France. | 85 |
Names that peaked alongside Jahel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jahel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jahel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jahel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jahel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jahel
How popular is the name Jahel?
In 2025, Jahel was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jahel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jahel most popular?
Jahel peaked in 2023, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jahel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jahel currently ranks #2,861 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.