Yadiel
Yadiel was the 839th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 294 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 135 places. More babies were named Yadiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it yah-dee-EL /jɑdiˈɛl/
- Rank in 2025
- #839 boys, up 269 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 294boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025294 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,226babies recorded
What does the name Yadiel mean?
Yadiel is a modern boys' name used mainly in Puerto Rican and other Spanish-speaking families. Wiktionary records it only as a male given name, and Wikipedia lists two baseball players of that name, without an etymology. It looks like Hebrew-style names ending in -el, "God", but no source consulted documents a derivation, so no meaning is given.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin.
Related names: Yadier.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Yadiel', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Yadiel', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Yadiel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #839 | 294 |
| 2020 | #1,108 | 179 |
| 2010 | #965 | 206 |
| 2000 | #9,091 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yadiel, counting every spelling?
Yadiel has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #815 for boys in 2025, against #839 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Yadiel?
294 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yadiel (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yadiel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 29 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yadiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yadiel?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Yadiel are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Yadiel a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yadiel by state
How common Yadiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.3×), New Jersey (2.3×), New York (2.0×), Arizona (2.0×), Maryland (1.6×). In 30 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yadiel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yadiel, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Yadiel · Sibling names for Yadiel
Questions about the name Yadiel
How popular is the name Yadiel?
Yadiel was the 839th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 294 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 135 places. More babies were named Yadiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yadiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yadiel in the US.
Where is Yadiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yadiel was most common in Massachusetts (0.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New York.