US rank #794 Girls' name Peak 2009 10,357 births

Yareli — #794 US girls' name

10,357 babies named Yareli in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s381990s6712000s35762010s41952020s1877
#794
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 96% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Yareli was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

591 babies were named Yareli in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yareli

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,357 babies named Yareli between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yareli currently holds the #794 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 591 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yareli performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 4,195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yareli shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,919 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Yareli in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yareli in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10,357 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yareli at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

10,357

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2009

591 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#794

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yareli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2009)
591
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420192014200920041999199419891985 5

Yareli by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
4,195 births that decade — 41% of Yareli's all-time total
1980s381990s6712000s35762010s41952020s1877

Yareli by state

Where Yareli concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yareli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,919 28.2%
#2 Texas
1,964 19.0%
#3 Illinois
559 5.4%
#4 Arizona
441 4.3%
#5 Florida
315 3.0%
#6 Georgia
299 2.9%
#7 Colorado
297 2.9%
#8 North Carolina
293 2.8%
California share of Yareli's total US births 28.2%
Even split

2,919 of 10,357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Yareli appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yareli?
10,357 babies have been named Yareli since 1985. It currently ranks #794 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 591 births.
When was Yareli most popular?
Yareli was most popular in the 2010s decade with 4,195 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Yareli most popular?
The top states for the name Yareli are California (2,919 births), Texas (1,964 births), Illinois (559 births).
How long has the name Yareli been used?
Yareli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yareli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaretzi, Yaritza, Yara, Yarely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.