Boys' name · since 1998
Yaniel
622 babies named Yaniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,009 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 622
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yaniel is the #7009 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 622 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Yaniel recorded 622 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #7009 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,916 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,009 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 622 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaniel ranks #6,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,009 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 622 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,009 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 622
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yaniel's 622 recorded births place it above 84.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Yaniel compares
622 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Yaniel's all-time total is 69% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 622 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yaniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yaniel's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yaniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Yaniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (321 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Yaniel's strongest decade.
321 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Yaniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
185 births
- 2010s
2010s
321 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 321 births (52% of all-time use).
How Yaniel 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 Yaniel's total volume
Yaniel by state
Where Yaniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 110 | 17.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 84 | 13.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 52 | 8.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 14 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 1.6% |
110 of 622 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Yaniel's data
- Yaniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (321 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Yaniels (110 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Yaniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Yaniel 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.