Jahel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hah-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Jahel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
Where does Jahel come from?
Hebrew: probably a form of Jael (Yael), used for boys in some Latin American families
Is Jahel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jahel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Jahel, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Jahel in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jahel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
Names like Jahel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Zamir Salem Abdiel Jamir Zahir Hamza Asaiah Zayd Zayan Ibrahim Yahir
Names related to Jahel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jahel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jahel, updated 20 October 2026.