US rank #11929 Boys' name Peak 2018 49 births

Yanal — #11929 US boys' name

49 babies named Yanal in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s242020s25
#11929
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 16% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Yanal was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

8 babies were named Yanal in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanal

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Yanal between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yanal currently holds the #11929 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanal performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yanal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanal 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 49 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.

Yanal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

49

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2018

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,929

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yanal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 20242023202120202019201820172016 6

Yanal by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
25 births that decade — 51% of Yanal's all-time total
2010s242020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanal?
49 babies have been named Yanal since 2016. It currently ranks #11929 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 8 births.
When was Yanal most popular?
Yanal was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Yanal been used?
Yanal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yanal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yandel, Yancy, Yancey, Yannick, 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, 2016–2024 (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.