Jael

yah-el

Hebrew

"mountain goat"

Jael Origin and Meaning

The name Jael is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "mountain goat".

This attractive Old Testament option is the name of a place in northern Israel.

Popularity of the name Jael

• 1941 Nameberry 2025
• 584 Unique 2023
• 211 Unisex 2022
• 124 Switzerland 2023

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Famous People Named Jael

• Jael Biblical"tent,dwelling woman" who killed Sisera, commander of an opposing army, by driving a tent peg through his temple while he slept
• Jael de Pardo American actress and TV personality (pronounced jy,ell)
• Jael Strauss American model from Cycle 8 of "America's Next Top Model" (pron. jay,ell)
• Jael Otieno Kenyan mother of U.S. President Barack Obama's half,brother, George Obama
• Jaël (born Rahel Krebs) Swiss singer,songwriter of band Lunik
• Jael Uribe (Elizabeth Medina) Dominican poet

The name Jael in Pop Culture

• Jael Drew (née Trude) character from Storm Jameson's "The Pitiful Wife"
• Jael Dence character in "Put Yourself in His Place" (1870) by Charles Reade
• Jael (born Alice Jael Reasoner) assassin in Joanna Russ' "The Female Man"