Unisex name · since 2006
Yarel
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 620 babies named Yarel, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 620
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yarel currently ranks #11578 among unisex names in America, with 620 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yarel has been recorded 620 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #11578 nationally and more common than 33% of girls, 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 2006 to 2025.
- #10,339 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,578 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 620 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yarel ranks #10,339 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,578 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 620 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 620
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yarel's 620 recorded births place it above 85.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yarel compares
620 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yarel's all-time total is 65% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yarel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 620 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 126 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yarel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yarel's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 15% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 85%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 126, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yarel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Yarel popularity over time - boys
281 total births recorded since 2006 (Yarel as boys' name)
Yarel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (387 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Yarel's strongest decade.
387 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Yarel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s
2010s
387 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 387 births (62% of all-time use).
How Yarel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yarel's total volume
Yarel by state
Where Yarel concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 93 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 82 | 13.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 13 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 6 | 1.0% |
93 of 620 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Yarel appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yarel's data
- Yarel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (387 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yarels (93 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Yarel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Yarel 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.