Yoel
Yoel is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew.
- Hebrew
- Spanish
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Yoel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yoel is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Spanish
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Yoel
The earliest SSA record of Yoel as a baby boy name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 180 newborns named Yoel — #1,100 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Yoel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yoel ranks #1,470 for baby boys with 124 births, gradually falling (-13%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Yoel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yoel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Yoel
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About the name Yoel
Yoel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Yoel's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #777. Use the chart and map above to compare Yoel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.