Fertile upland or heights
Derived from the Welsh word 'ial', referring to a fertile upland or a plateau. It transitioned from a geographic descriptor to a surname and eventually to a rare given name, strongly associated with the prestigious university founded by Elihu Yale.
Less common today
Yale isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,061 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
NFL Hall of Fame safety and punter
American child actor of the silent film era
