US rank #4856 Girls' name Peak 2016 488 births

Yatzil — #4856 US girls' name

488 babies named Yatzil in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s402010s3392020s109
#4856
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Yatzil was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

56 babies were named Yatzil in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yatzil

The Social Security Administration has registered 488 babies named Yatzil between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yatzil currently holds the #4856 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yatzil performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 339 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yatzil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 132 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yatzil in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yatzil 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 488 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.

Yatzil at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

488

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2016

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,856

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yatzil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
56
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0204060 20242021201820152012200920052004 5

Yatzil by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
339 births that decade — 69% of Yatzil's all-time total
2000s402010s3392020s109

Yatzil by state

Where Yatzil concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Yatzil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
132 27.0%
#2 Texas
81 16.6%
#3 New York
6 1.2%
#4 Illinois
5 1.0%
California share of Yatzil's total US births 27.0%
Even split

132 of 488 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yatzil?
488 babies have been named Yatzil since 2004. It currently ranks #4856 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 56 births.
When was Yatzil most popular?
Yatzil was most popular in the 2010s decade with 339 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Yatzil most popular?
The top states for the name Yatzil are California (132 births), Texas (81 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Yatzil been used?
Yatzil has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yatzil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yatziri, Yatziry, Yatzari, Yatzary, 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, 2004–2024 (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.