Recorded 1983–2013 Girls' name Peak 2007 50 births

Yanell — girls' name

50 babies named Yanell in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s332010s12
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Yanell was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

8 babies were named Yanell in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yanell

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Yanell between 1983 and 2013, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yanell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yanell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yanell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yanell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yanell 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 50 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.

Yanell at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

50

Since 1983

31 years of records

Peak year

2007

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1983

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2013

Yanell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1983

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
456789 20132011200920082007200520041983 5

Yanell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
33 births that decade — 66% of Yanell's all-time total
1980s52000s332010s12

Yanell by state

Where Yanell concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yanell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 10.0%
California share of Yanell's total US births 10.0%

5 of 50 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yanell?
50 babies have been named Yanell since 1983. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
When was Yanell most popular?
Yanell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Yanell most popular?
The top states for the name Yanell are California (5 births).
How long has the name Yanell been used?
Yanell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 31 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Yanell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaneli, Yanira, Yana, Yanet, 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, 1983–2013 (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.