US rank #6538 Girls' name Peak 2020 237 births

Yaeli — #6538 US girls' name

237 babies named Yaeli in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s842010s732020s80
#6538
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Yaeli was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

19 babies were named Yaeli in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yaeli

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Yaeli between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yaeli currently holds the #6538 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaeli performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yaeli shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Yaeli in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaeli 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 237 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.

Yaeli at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

237

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2020

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,538

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yaeli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
19
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
5101520 20242021201820152011200820052002 8

Yaeli by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
84 births that decade — 35% of Yaeli's all-time total
2000s842010s732020s80

Yaeli by state

Where Yaeli concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yaeli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 4.2%
#2 California
5 2.1%
Texas share of Yaeli's total US births 4.2%
Even split

10 of 237 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaeli?
237 babies have been named Yaeli since 2002. It currently ranks #6538 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 19 births.
When was Yaeli most popular?
Yaeli was most popular in the 2000s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Yaeli most popular?
The top states for the name Yaeli are Texas (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Yaeli been used?
Yaeli has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yaeli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yael, Yaeko, Yaelis, Yaelle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2002–2024 (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.