Feminine dossier · first seen 1957

Jael

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jael
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

206

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1957Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

28.2%

2024

148

All-time

4,401

Jael has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 206 girls were named Jael.

In 2024, only 148 girls were given the name.

Down 28.2% from its peak.

All told, about 4,401 Americans have been named Jael and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1957.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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