Yandel
Yandel was the 2795th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 530th with 511 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,408 places. More babies were named Yandel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,795 boys, down 39 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009511 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,748babies recorded
Yandel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 9 since 2006.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,795 | 46 |
| 2020 | #2,756 | 45 |
| 2010 | #666 | 360 |
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How popular is Yandel, counting every spelling?
Yandel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yandel?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yandel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yandel 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 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yandel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yandel?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Yandel are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 13 and 18. That makes Yandel mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Yandel by state
How common Yandel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.3×). In 46 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 Yandel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yandel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yandel
How popular is the name Yandel?
Yandel was the 2795th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 530th with 511 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,408 places. More babies were named Yandel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Yandel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yandel in the US.
Where is Yandel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yandel was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Texas.