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Yoel

100% boys · 103 born in 2025

Yoel has been given to about 4,227 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,058
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yoel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 180
  • Born in 2025103
  • All time4,227
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Yoel?

Its best year was 2019, when 180 babies were given the name, ranking 1101st. The typical living American called Yoel is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Yoel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Joel0.81
  2. Noel0.81
  3. Roel0.81
  4. Yael0.74
  5. Yisroel0.68
  6. Lionel0.67
  7. Mykel0.62
  8. Yosef0.60

Middle names for Yoel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Yoel Thomas0.74
  2. Yoel James0.74
  3. Yoel Cole0.73
  4. Yoel Miles0.73
  5. Yoel Wilder0.72
  6. Yoel Paul0.55

Sibling names for Yoel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.95
  2. Keziahsister · 0.94
  3. Francobrother · 0.94
  4. Violetasister · 0.94
  5. Rivkasister · 0.93
  6. Abdullahbrother · 0.93

Where Yoel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.02%
  2. Arizona0.01%
  3. New Jersey0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Yoel Anderson0.73
  2. Yoel Allen0.73
  3. Yoel Adams0.73
  4. Yoel Evans0.70
  5. Yoel Edwards0.70
  6. Yoel Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Yoel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Yoel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.