Recorded 2006–2016 Boys' name Peak 2006 20 births

Yaciel — boys' name

20 babies named Yaciel in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s10
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Yaciel was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

5 babies were named Yaciel in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yaciel

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Yaciel between 2006 and 2016, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yaciel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaciel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yaciel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaciel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yaciel at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

20

Since 2006

11 years of records

Peak year

2006

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2006

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2016

Yaciel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2006

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2006)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 2016201520082006 5

Yaciel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 50% of Yaciel's all-time total
2000s102010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaciel?
20 babies have been named Yaciel since 2006. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2006 with 5 births.
When was Yaciel most popular?
Yaciel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Yaciel been used?
Yaciel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 11 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Yaciel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yacoub, Yacob, Yacine, Yacqub, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.