How Many People Are Named Yoel?
An estimated 4,045 people in the United States have the first name Yoel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Yoel peaked in popularity in 2019 with 180 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yoel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yoel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,045
About 1 in 84,735 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2019
180 births
Total Registered
4,122
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yoel
Yoel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,122 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yoel as a male name
Ranked #1,503 in 2024
119 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (180 births)
Yoel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yoel span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,319 babies were registered. While Yoel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yoel by Decade
How has Yoel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yoel by State
Birth registrations for Yoel span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Tennessee, Arizona. On average, about 215 Yoels were registered per state.
Yoel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yoel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yoel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yoel?
We estimate approximately 4,045 people named Yoel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 84,735 Americans share this first name.
Is Yoel a common name?
Yoel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yoel most popular?
Yoel reached peak popularity in 2019, when 180 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yoel is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yoel a male name?
Yoel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yoel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yoel Smith, Yoel Johnson, Yoel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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