Yoel is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Yoel in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Yoel
Yoel has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 379 places in five years. It was most popular in 2021 at #1117 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yoel is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yoel
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Yoel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yoel in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yoel has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 379 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1117 in 2021. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Yoel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Yoel include: Yoel Goldman — Yoel Goldman is an American real estate developer who founded the Brooklyn, New York-based development company, All Year Management.; Yoel Rodríguez — Yoel Rodríguez Oterino, known simply as Yoel (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈel]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.; Yoel Hernández (hurdler) — Yoel Hernández Reyes is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles..
Yoel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Yoels in the wild.
14
UK babies named Yoel (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 379 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yoel
Likely around 1 other Yoel in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Yoel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Yoel Rodríguez Oterino, known simply as Yoel (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈel]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He played 82 La Liga games for Celta, Valencia, Rayo Vallecano, Eibar and Valladolid, almost exclusively as back-up.
Yoel Hernández Reyes is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. His personal best time is 13.24 seconds, achieved when he won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
Yoel Bin-Nun is an Israeli religious Zionist rabbi and one of the founders of Yeshivat Har Etzion, Gush Emunim, Michlelet Herzog and the settlements of Alon Shevut and Ofra. He is a scholar of Jewish thought, and a lecturer and expert on the Tanach.
Yoel Razvozov is an Israeli politician and judoka. He served as the Minister of Tourism from 2021 to 2022 and a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid for ten years in several parliamentary sessions.
Yoel Judah is the eldest member of the Brooklyn-based Judah boxing family. He has been a martial artist, three-time world champion kickboxer, and boxing trainer and manager.