Total births
37
Boys' name · since 2008
Yanzel
37 babies named Yanzel in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 37
- total births
- 2008–2013
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
Yanzel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 37 recorded since 2008.
Yanzel has 37 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2013.
- 37 total births
- 2008–2013 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 70% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
37 boys have been named Yanzel since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2013.
- 37
- total births
- 2008–2013
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
70% of everyone ever named Yanzel was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
7 babies were named Yanzel in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Yanzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yanzel's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yanzel at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Yanzel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2013
- Peak year (2010)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Yanzel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yanzel's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Yanzel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (70% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yanzel? ▼
Yanzel has been given to 37 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 7 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Yanzel most popular? ▼
Yanzel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Yanzel been used? ▼
Records for Yanzel go back to 2008, giving 6 years of history through 2013.
What names are similar to Yanzel? ▼
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 Yanzel
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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, 2008–2013 (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. "Yanzel: Baby Name Since 2008 - 37 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yanzel. 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 Yanzel 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.