Boys' name · since 1999
Yadiel
4,226 babies named Yadiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,003 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #839 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,226
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,226 babies have been named Yadiel since 1999, making it today's #839 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yadiel has been recorded 4,226 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #839 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #2,003 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #839 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,226 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yadiel ranks #2,003 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #839 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,226 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,003 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #839 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,226
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yadiel's 4,226 recorded births place it above 95.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Yadiel compares
4,226 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yadiel's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yadiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,226 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 294 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yadiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yadiel's full recorded timeline at 2012, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 294 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yadiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 294
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Currently ranks #839 among boys.
4,226 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 294 births in a single year.
Yadiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,024 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Yadiel's strongest decade.
2,024 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Yadiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
823 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,024 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,364 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,024 births (48% of all-time use).
Yadiel decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,024 births
- Runner-up 1,364 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Yadiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yadiel's total volume
Yadiel by state
Where Yadiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 542 | 12.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 519 | 12.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 439 | 10.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 278 | 6.6% |
| #5 | California | | 274 | 6.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 258 | 6.1% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 230 | 5.4% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 159 | 3.8% |
542 of 4,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 12.8% of nationwide
- New York 12.3% of nationwide
- Texas 10.4% of nationwide
- New Jersey 6.6% of nationwide
- California 6.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 25 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 12.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Yadiel appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yadiel's data
- Yadiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,024 total births) through the 2020s (1,364) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Yadiels (542 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yadiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yadiel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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