Total births
16
Boys' name · since 2016
Yankel
16 babies named Yankel in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 2016–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Yankel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yankel has been recorded 16 times among boys since 2016, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- 16 total births
- 2016–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
16 boys have been named Yankel since 2016, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 16
- total births
- 2016–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Yankel was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
6 babies were named Yankel in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
Yankel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yankel's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yankel at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2022
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2016
Yankel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Yankel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yankel's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Yankel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yankel? ▼
Yankel has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 6 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Yankel most popular? ▼
Yankel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Yankel been used? ▼
Records for Yankel go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yankel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yandel, Yancy, Yancey, Yannick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Yankel
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yankel: Baby Name Since 2016 - 16 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yankel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yankel 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 June 2026.