Boys' name · since 1991
Yariel
2,028 babies named Yariel in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,002 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,028
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yariel currently ranks #2002 among boys' names in America, with 2,028 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Yariel recorded 2,028 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #2002 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #3,274 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,002 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,028 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yariel ranks #3,274 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,002 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,028 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,002 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,028
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yariel's 2,028 recorded births place it above 92.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Yariel compares
2,028 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Yariel's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yariel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,028 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 126 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yariel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yariel's full recorded timeline at 2010, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 126 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yariel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Yariel popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2009 (Yariel as girls' name)
Yariel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,042 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Yariel's strongest decade.
1,042 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Yariel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
482 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,042 births
- 2020s
2020s
465 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,042 births (51% of all-time use).
How Yariel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yariel's total volume
Yariel by state
Where Yariel concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 290 | 14.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 276 | 13.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 168 | 8.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 154 | 7.6% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 141 | 7.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 130 | 6.4% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 51 | 2.5% |
| #8 | California | | 45 | 2.2% |
290 of 2,028 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Yariel appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yariel's data
- Yariel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,042 total births) through the 2020s (465) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yariels (290 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yariel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Yariel 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.