Girls' name · since 1978
Yanel
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 199 babies named Yanel, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 199
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yanel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 199 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Yanel recorded 199 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1978 to 2022.
- #19,884 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 199 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanel ranks #19,884 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 199
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yanel's 199 recorded births place it above 72.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yanel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yanel's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yanel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2022
- Peak year (1994)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Yanel popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2020 (Yanel as boys' name)
Yanel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (70 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Yanel's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Yanel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 70 births (35% of all-time use).
Yanel by state
Where Yanel concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 9 | 4.5% |
9 of 199 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yanel's data
- Yanel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yanels (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Yanel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1978–2022 (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 Yanel 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.