girl's name
Yaelle
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,273
France
#830
as Yaëlle, 2025
Yaelle is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2008, when 270 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1964.
Yaelle over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 40 |
| 1970s | 300 |
| 1980s | 315 |
| 1990s | 415 |
| 2000s | 1,635 |
| 2010s | 1,855 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 615 |
How popular is Yaelle?
In 2025, Yaelle was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yaelle is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Yaelle is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yaëlle | Yaëlle is Yaelle written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #830 in France, against #7,375 for Yaelle. | 2,030 |
Names that peaked alongside Yaelle
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yaelle also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yaelle over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yaelle
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yaelle — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yaelle
How popular is the name Yaelle?
In 2025, Yaelle was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yaelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Yaelle is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Yaelle most popular?
Yaelle peaked in 2008, when 270 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Yaelle a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yaelle currently ranks #830 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.