Yechiel
Yechiel was the 1917th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1904th; the most babies were born in 2025 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved up 192 places. More babies were named Yechiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,917 boys, up 547 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 82boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202582 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,971babies recorded
Yechiel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,917 | 82 |
| 2020 | #2,464 | 53 |
| 2010 | #2,285 | 57 |
| 2000 | #2,731 | 34 |
| 1990 | #2,778 | 24 |
| 1980 | #3,095 | 15 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yechiel, counting every spelling?
Yechiel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yechiel?
82 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yechiel (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yechiel 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 102 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yechiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yechiel?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Yechiel are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 26. That makes Yechiel 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.
Yechiel by state
How common Yechiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (12.8×), New Jersey (4.6×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Yechiel
How popular is the name Yechiel?
Yechiel was the 1917th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1904th; the most babies were born in 2025 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved up 192 places. More babies were named Yechiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yechiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yechiel in the US.
Where is Yechiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yechiel was most common in New York (0.54 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.