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A name. A world of connections.
Recorded in official name statistics for United States and Australia
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Yale is a given name.
Separate records with matching spellings: Yale (Q122872850)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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Published statistics
United States, 2022: 5 boys (rank 12330).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Yale
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | 6 | 1,217 | observed |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 10 | 1,619 | observed |
| 1913 | 15 | 1,365 | observed |
| 1914 | 20 | 1,342 | observed |
| 1915 | 16 | 1,782 | observed |
| 1916 | 28 | 1,265 | observed |
| 1917 | 23 | 1,479 | observed |
| 1918 | 18 | 1,827 | observed |
| 1919 | 13 | 2,265 | observed |
| 1920 | 19 | 1,820 | observed |
| 1921 | 27 | 1,448 | observed |
| 1922 | 22 | 1,644 | observed |
| 1923 | 26 | 1,460 | observed |
| 1924 | 15 | 2,132 | observed |
| 1925 | 15 | 2,089 | observed |
| 1926 | 19 | 1,787 | observed |
| 1927 | 23 | 1,603 | observed |
| 1928 | 22 | 1,611 | observed |
| 1929 | 29 | 1,312 | observed |
| 1930 | 20 | 1,644 | observed |
| 1931 | 15 | 1,927 | observed |
| 1932 | 15 | 1,922 | observed |
| 1933 | 10 | 2,368 | observed |
| 1934 | 10 | 2,393 | observed |
| 1935 | 15 | 1,837 | observed |
| 1936 | 16 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1937 | 9 | 2,479 | observed |
| 1938 | 11 | 2,185 | observed |
| 1939 | 17 | 1,636 | observed |
| 1940 | 15 | 1,802 | observed |
| 1941 | 16 | 1,759 | observed |
| 1942 | 20 | 1,585 | observed |
| 1943 | 17 | 1,764 | observed |
| 1944 | 10 | 2,309 | observed |
| 1945 | 16 | 1,697 | observed |
| 1946 | 9 | 2,534 | observed |
| 1947 | 9 | 2,671 | observed |
| 1948 | 18 | 1,758 | observed |
| 1949 | 10 | 2,453 | observed |
| 1950 | 11 | 2,321 | observed |
| 1951 | 23 | 1,553 | observed |
| 1952 | 19 | 1,749 | observed |
| 1953 | 12 | 2,287 | observed |
| 1954 | 10 | 2,592 | observed |
| 1955 | 11 | 2,435 | observed |
| 1956 | 11 | 2,497 | observed |
| 1957 | 12 | 2,375 | observed |
| 1958 | 9 | 2,818 | observed |
| 1959 | 11 | 2,530 | observed |
| 1960 | 16 | 2,042 | observed |
| 1961 | 15 | 2,148 | observed |
| 1962 | 22 | 1,713 | observed |
| 1963 | 15 | 2,115 | observed |
| 1964 | 15 | 2,114 | observed |
| 1965 | 12 | 2,366 | observed |
| 1966 | 18 | 1,814 | observed |
| 1967 | 17 | 1,906 | observed |
| 1968 | 14 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1969 | 20 | 1,861 | observed |
| 1970 | 18 | 2,125 | observed |
| 1971 | 12 | 2,813 | observed |
| 1972 | 11 | 2,991 | observed |
| 1973 | 11 | 3,013 | observed |
| 1974 | 5 | 5,227 | observed |
| 1975 | 6 | 4,797 | observed |
| 1976 | 12 | 3,095 | observed |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,845 | observed |
| 1978 | 7 | 4,554 | observed |
| 1979 | 12 | 3,357 | observed |
| 1980 | 9 | 4,134 | observed |
| 1981 | 13 | 3,221 | observed |
| 1982 | 16 | 2,831 | observed |
| 1983 | 17 | 2,676 | observed |
| 1984 | 8 | 4,552 | observed |
| 1985 | 8 | 4,698 | observed |
| 1986 | 5 | 6,721 | observed |
| 1987 | 11 | 3,959 | observed |
| 1988 | 11 | 4,162 | observed |
| 1989 | 17 | 3,325 | observed |
| 1990 | 11 | 4,673 | observed |
| 1991 | 17 | 3,462 | observed |
| 1992 | 13 | 4,327 | observed |
| 1993 | 22 | 3,042 | observed |
| 1994 | 6 | 7,770 | observed |
| 1995 | 14 | 4,280 | observed |
| 1996 | 13 | 4,613 | observed |
| 1997 | 11 | 5,288 | observed |
| 1998 | 7 | 7,560 | observed |
| 1999 | 6 | 8,704 | observed |
| 2000 | 11 | 5,920 | observed |
| 2001 | 6 | 9,243 | observed |
| 2002 | 6 | 9,392 | observed |
| 2003 | 5 | 10,894 | observed |
| 2004 | 7 | 8,927 | observed |
| 2005 | 9 | 7,640 | observed |
| 2006 | 5 | 12,055 | observed |
| 2007 | 13 | 6,262 | observed |
| 2008 | 7 | 9,871 | observed |
| 2009 | 8 | 8,985 | observed |
| 2010 | 6 | 10,766 | observed |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,158 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | observed |
| 2014 | 6 | 10,717 | observed |
| 2015 | 10 | 7,491 | observed |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,185 | observed |
| 2017 | 7 | 9,696 | observed |
| 2018 | 7 | 9,670 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 6 | 10,605 | observed |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | 5 | 12,330 | observed |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Yale” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
