Boys' name · since 2003
Yasiel
888 babies named Yasiel in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,535 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 888
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
888 babies have been named Yasiel since 2003, making it today's #1916 boys' name.
Yasiel has 888 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1916 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, 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 2003 to 2025.
- #5,535 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,916 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 888 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yasiel ranks #5,535 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,916 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 888 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,535 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 888
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yasiel's 888 recorded births place it above 87.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yasiel compares
888 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Yasiel's all-time total is 141% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yasiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 888 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yasiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yasiel's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 93, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yasiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Yasiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (459 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Yasiel's strongest decade.
459 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Yasiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
459 births
- 2020s
2020s
383 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 459 births (52% of all-time use).
How Yasiel 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 Yasiel's total volume
Yasiel by state
Where Yasiel concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 195 | 22.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 80 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 75 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 24 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 24 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 8 | 0.9% |
195 of 888 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Yasiel appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yasiel's data
- Yasiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (459 total births) through the 2020s (383) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yasiels (195 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yasiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Yasiel 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.