Yoel is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Yoel means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Yoel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Yoel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Yoel is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “the Lord is God”. The Hebrew form of Joel.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,227 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 283 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Yoel per year, United States (1970 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (180/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (18/yr).
Yoel is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #2,373 nationally (given to 194 babies that year).
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