Yaniel — #5558 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Yaniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 610 babies named Yaniel between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yaniel currently holds the #5558 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaniel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 321 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yaniel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 110 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Yaniel in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaniel 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 610 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.