Ayelet comes from the Hebrew / Jewish tradition, meaning Deer, gazelle.
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How popular is Ayelet?
2023peak year
Ayelet first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1971. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2023, 45 babies received the name (ranked #3475). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4581), with roughly 31 babies named Ayelet each year. Ayelet's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 932 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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