Yoel Boy
How popular is Yoel?
#1,634 boy name in 2025
103 baby boys were named Yoel in the US in 2025, making it the 1634th most popular boy name.
4,140living people named Yoel (est.)
16median age of people named Yoel
4,227babies named Yoel since 1880
1 in 32,188US babies born in 2025
Yoel popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,634 for boys (▼ 140 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 103 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,317 in 2015, #1,240 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (180 boys) |
| Highest rank | #777 in 1980 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Yoel is most popular
Babies named Yoel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.4 per 1,000 (170 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (71 boys)
Yoel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 127 | #1,023 |
| 1980s | 697 | #777 |
| 1990s | 492 | #1,316 |
| 2000s | 789 | #1,526 |
| 2010s | 1,319 | #1,100 |
| 2020s | 803 | #1,240 |
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Questions
- Is Yoel a boy or girl name?
- Yoel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Yoel were boys.
- How popular is the name Yoel?
- 103 baby boys were named Yoel in the US in 2025, making it the 1634th most popular boy name.
- When was Yoel most popular?
- Yoel peaked in 2019, when 180 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #777 in 1980.
- How many people are named Yoel?
- 4,227 babies have been named Yoel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,140 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Yoel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Yoel was most common in New York, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.