Boys' name · since 2001
Yandel
3,739 babies named Yandel in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,739
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yandel currently ranks #2791 among boys' names in America, with 3,739 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Yandel recorded 3,739 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #2791 nationally today, ahead of 80% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #2,195 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,791 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,739 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yandel ranks #2,195 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,791 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,739 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,739
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yandel's 3,739 recorded births place it above 95.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Yandel compares
3,739 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Yandel's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yandel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,739 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 511 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yandel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yandel's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 511, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yandel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 511
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Yandel popularity over time - girls
9 total births recorded since 2006 (Yandel as girls' name)
Yandel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,857 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Yandel's strongest decade.
1,857 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Yandel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
1,857 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,618 births
- 2020s 264
2020s
264 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,857 births (50% of all-time use).
How Yandel 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 Yandel's total volume
Yandel by state
Where Yandel concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 549 | 14.7% |
| #2 | California | | 432 | 11.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 372 | 9.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 275 | 7.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 166 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 148 | 4.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 136 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 136 | 3.6% |
549 of 3,739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Yandel appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yandel's data
- Yandel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,857 total births); usage has since declined to 264 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Yandels (549 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Yandel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Yandel 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.