Fun Facts About the Name Ayelet
- 978 babies named Ayelet: U.S. records list 978 babies given the name Ayelet from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ayelet Mean?
Ayelet is a Hebrew name meaning "doe," a female deer or gazelle. It comes from the Hebrew noun אַיֶּלֶת (ayyelet), the feminine counterpart of אַיָּל (ayal), "stag" or "male deer." The same Hebrew root yields the related feminine name אַיָּלָה (Ayala), which carries the same basic sense of "doe." In biblical Hebrew poetry, the word is used as an image of grace and love: Proverbs 5:19 speaks of אַיֶּלֶת אֲהָבִים (ayelet ahavim), a "loving doe," and the heading of Psalm 22 reads עַל אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר (al ayelet ha-shachar), traditionally translated "according to the Doe of the Dawn." The literal meaning of the noun is straightforward; the Psalm heading is a customary interpretation, since it is not certain whether the phrase names a melody, a musical setting, or a poetic image.
Ayelet Name History & Origins
The name rests on the biblical Hebrew word for a doe. In the Hebrew Bible the word appears in poetic passages rather than as a personal name - in the love imagery of Proverbs 5:19 and in the superscription to Psalm 22, where ayelet ha-shachar ("Doe of the Dawn") stands at the head of the psalm. Ayelet as a given name is a modern Hebrew usage built directly on that biblical vocabulary, part of a wider group of Israeli names drawn from nature and from biblical words, alongside the masculine אַיָּל (Ayal) and the feminine אַיָּלָה (Ayala).
Because the name comes from a common Hebrew noun, it is used chiefly in Israel and among Hebrew-speaking and Jewish families elsewhere, including English-speaking countries. It is normally written אַיֶּלֶת in Hebrew and transliterated as Ayelet, occasionally Ayeleth. Its use as a personal name is separate from the older life of the word in scripture and poetry, and the two should not be conflated.
How Popular is the Name Ayelet?
Ayelet has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #3,346 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,346 | 46 | 0.0029% |
| 2024 | #5,027 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2023 | #3,475 | 45 | 0.0028% |
| 2022 | #6,015 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #5,415 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #4,366 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2019 | #4,667 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2018 | #4,470 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #4,309 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2016 | #4,358 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #3,709 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2014 | #6,017 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #5,163 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #4,728 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #5,386 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #5,443 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #4,284 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #5,028 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #5,734 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #5,251 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #4,852 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #7,122 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #5,839 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #5,478 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #5,388 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #8,092 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,248 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #7,600 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #6,530 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #5,562 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #11,951 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #6,359 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #7,082 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #7,102 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #6,628 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #11,545 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #8,837 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #8,466 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #4,298 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #7,817 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #7,623 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #6,348 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #7,371 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #8,307 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #7,454 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #7,472 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #8,115 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #7,620 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #8,237 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #8,070 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #6,308 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #8,391 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #8,428 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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