Girls' name · since 2005
Yaelis
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 157 babies named Yaelis, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,143 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
157 babies have been named Yaelis since 2005, making it today's #16143 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaelis has been recorded 157 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #16143 nationally and more common than 7% of girls, 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 2005 to 2025.
- #22,337 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,143 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 157 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaelis ranks #22,337 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,143 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 157 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,143 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yaelis's 157 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
How Yaelis compares
157 32nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yaelis's all-time total is 58% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaelis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 157 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yaelis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yaelis's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yaelis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Yaelis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (91 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Yaelis's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Yaelis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 91 births (58% of all-time use).
Yaelis by state
Where Yaelis concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 157 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yaelis's data
- Yaelis's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Massachusetts records the most Yaeliss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yaelis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Yaelis 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.