Yaniel
Yaniel was the 7171st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2446th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,088 places. More babies were named Yaniel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,171 boys, down 3,256 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201252 babies
- Total since 1880
- 622babies recorded
Yaniel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,171 | 12 |
| 2020 | #3,915 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,375 | 33 |
| 2000 | #10,316 | 6 |
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How popular is Yaniel, counting every spelling?
Yaniel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yaniel?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yaniel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yaniel 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yaniel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yaniel?
About 600 people born in the US named Yaniel are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 17. That makes Yaniel 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.
Yaniel by state
How common Yaniel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
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Questions about the name Yaniel
How popular is the name Yaniel?
Yaniel was the 7171st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2446th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,088 places. More babies were named Yaniel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yaniel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yaniel in the US.
Where is Yaniel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yaniel was most common in New York (0.02 per 1,000 boys).