Jael - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Jael \jael\ is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "mountain goat". Biblical: Jael was a heroic woman who killed the Canaanite captain Sisera.

Jael has 3 variant forms: Jaelle, Jayel and Jayil.

Baby names that sound like Jael are Jalea, Jayla, Jewel, Jill, Jyll, Jyl, Jil, Joely, Joell and Joela.

Jael is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Jael. Click here to compare Jael with related baby names.