Boys' name · since 2010
Yanuel
395 babies named Yanuel in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 395
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yanuel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 395 have been recorded since 2010.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanuel has been recorded 395 times among boys since 2010, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2024.
- #9,099 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 395 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yanuel ranks #9,099 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 395 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 395
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yanuel's 395 recorded births place it above 79.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Yanuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yanuel's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 75, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yanuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
395 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 75 births in a single year.
Yanuel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (337 births, 85% of the file).
2010s was Yanuel's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Yanuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
337 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 337 births (85% of all-time use).
Yanuel decade highlights
- Peak decade 337 births
- Runner-up 58 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Yanuel by state
Where Yanuel concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 4.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 14 | 3.5% |
| #4 | California | | 13 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 7 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.3% |
27 of 395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 6.8% of nationwide
- Texas 4.6% of nationwide
- New Jersey 3.5% of nationwide
- California 3.3% of nationwide
- Florida 1.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 7 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 6.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Yanuel's data
- Yanuel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (337 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Yanuels (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yanuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2010–2024 (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 Yanuel 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.
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