Yareli
Yareli was the 794th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 343 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 511th with 591 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 93 places. More babies were named Yareli in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it yuh-REL-ee /jəˈrɛli/
- Rank in 2025
- #794 girls, up 43 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 343girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009591 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,702babies recorded
What does the name Yareli mean?
Yareli is a modern girls' name, recorded in the US from 1985 and most common around 2010; Yarely is a related spelling. Wiktionary lists it as a given name without an etymology, and we found no dictionary that documents its origin. We could not confirm any proposed source, so we do not give it a meaning. It is usually stressed on the second syllable, yuh-REL-ee.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented etymology; Indigenous-language claims are unverified.
Related names: Yarely, Yaretzi.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Yareli' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Yareli popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #794 | 343 |
| 2020 | #837 | 328 |
| 2010 | #530 | 553 |
| 2000 | #1,244 | 158 |
| 1990 | #4,119 | 25 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Yareli, counting every spelling?
Yareli is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #636 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #794 for Yareli on its own. Together these spellings went to 458 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yareli | 343 | #794 | 1,894 |
| Yarely | 115 | #1,768 | 563 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Yareli?
343 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yareli (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yareli 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 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yareli.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yareli?
About 10,600 people born in the US named Yareli are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Yareli 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.
Yareli by state
How common Yareli was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.9×), California (2.1×), Arizona (2.1×), Texas (2.1×), Colorado (1.8×). In 19 states fewer than five girls 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 Yareli: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yareli, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Yareli · Sibling names for Yareli
Questions about the name Yareli
How popular is the name Yareli?
Yareli was the 794th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 343 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 511th with 591 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 93 places. More babies were named Yareli in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yareli a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yareli in the US.
Where is Yareli most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yareli was most common in New Mexico (0.91 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Arizona.