Masculine dossier · first seen 1970
Yoel
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2019
Peak births
180
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Yoel
How many people are named Yoel?
An estimated 4,142 living Americans are named Yoel.
How rare is Yoel?
Yoel is uncommon among babies today, with 103 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 42.8% from its 2019 peak.
How old is the typical Yoel?
The median age of a living American named Yoel is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 31 years old.
Is Yoel still popular?
Yes. Yoel is holding steady, with 103 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Yoel most common?
Yoel has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 13.3× more often than the national baseline.
1970Peak 20192025
Peak year
2019
Decline from peak
42.8%
2025
103
All-time
4,227
Where it lives now
Yoel is most concentrated in New York — about 9.9× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Yoel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.