Given name

Yubal

“resembling a ram”

Yubal is a variant of Yuval. In Hebrew use, Yuval carries the interpretation “resembling a ram.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Yubal is a variant of Yuval. In Hebrew use, Yuval carries the interpretation “resembling a ram.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Yubal connects to the Jubal name family through Yuval. An origin associated with Jubal is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Yubal through the years

Babies since 1880
7
7 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2009
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Yubal in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2009–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Yubal’s family of names

Yubal has a related form in Yuval.

Walk Yubal’s family in the name graph

YubalYuval

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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