Fun Facts About the Name Jaelah
- 913 babies named Jaelah: U.S. records list 913 babies given the name Jaelah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jaelah Mean?
Jaelah is a modern feminine spelling of the Hebrew name Jael (יָעֵל, Ya'el), and it carries the same literal meaning: the ibex, or wild mountain goat of the Near East. The Hebrew word ya'el is the ordinary noun for that animal, so the name is a straightforward nature word rather than a compound of divine or abstract elements. The final -ah matches the Hebrew feminine ending found in many biblical names (Sarah, Rebekah, Hannah) and is widely used in English to reshape or lengthen such names. Because the ending is ornamental rather than a separate root, the core meaning stays with Jael.
Jaelah Name History & Origins
Jael is best known from the Hebrew Bible, where Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, kills the Canaanite commander Sisera by driving a tent peg through his head (Judges 4 - 5). English Bibles have used the form Jael since the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including the Geneva Bible and the King James Version of 1611. The spelling Jaelah adds the -ah ending and belongs to contemporary English naming rather than to the biblical text or to older English records. It should not be assumed to share an origin with similar-looking names such as Jayla, Kayla, or the Arabic Jala; those are separate names with their own derivations.
How Popular is the Name Jaelah?
Jaelah 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 2011. Its best rank was #2,812 in 2011.
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 | #12,432 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #6,235 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #6,767 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #7,781 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #5,634 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #8,144 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #4,199 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #4,929 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #3,580 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #4,465 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #3,726 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2014 | #3,344 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2013 | #3,874 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2012 | #2,948 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2011 | #2,812 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2010 | #2,949 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2009 | #3,383 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2008 | #3,067 | 56 | 0.0030% |
| 2007 | #3,501 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #3,333 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2005 | #6,102 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #5,438 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #4,859 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #5,151 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #5,076 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #6,610 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #5,755 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #9,589 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #9,331 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #12,360 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #14,263 | 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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