boy's name
Yoel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,636
Yoel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 103 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2019, when 180 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 32,188 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Yoel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 127 |
| 1980s | 697 |
| 1990s | 492 |
| 2000s | 789 |
| 2010s | 1,319 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 803 |
How popular is Yoel?
In 2025, Yoel was given to 103 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yoel 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 Yoel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yoël | Yoël is a rare spelling of Yoel, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 210 times, mostly in France. | 210 |
Names that peaked alongside Yoel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yoel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yoel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yoel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yoel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yoel
How popular is the name Yoel?
In 2025, Yoel was given to 103 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yoel a girl's or a boy's name?
Yoel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yoel most popular?
Yoel peaked in 2019, when 180 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yoel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yoel currently ranks #1,502 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.