Meaning and history
Ayelet means “doe,” “female deer,” or “gazelle” and comes from the Hebrew phrase אַיֶלֶת הַשַׁחַר (ʾayeleṯ hashaḥar), literally “gazelle of dawn,” a name for the morning star.
20062006: 26 births, rank #5,233
2007: 24 births, rank #5,709
2008: 29 births, rank #5,013
2009: 35 births, rank #4,269
2010: 25 births, rank #5,414
20112011: 25 births, rank #5,358
2012: 30 births, rank #4,707
2013: 26 births, rank #5,143
2014: 21 births, rank #5,993
2015: 41 births, rank #3,705
20162016: 33 births, rank #4,345
2017: 33 births, rank #4,304
2018: 31 births, rank #4,458
2019: 29 births, rank #4,653
2020: 31 births, rank #4,358
20212021: 23 births, rank #5,398
2022: 20 births, rank #5,984
2023: 45 births, rank #3,476
2024: 26 births, rank #5,021
20252025: 46 births, rank #3,342
In 2025, 46 babies were recorded with the name Ayelet, ranking #3,342 among girls.