US rank #6255 Boys' name Peak 2021 389 births

Yecheskel — #6255 US boys' name

389 babies named Yecheskel in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s381990s682000s762010s1182020s73
#6255
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Yecheskel was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

22 babies were named Yecheskel in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yecheskel

The Social Security Administration has registered 389 babies named Yecheskel between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yecheskel currently holds the #6255 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yecheskel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yecheskel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 241 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Yecheskel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yecheskel 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 389 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.

Yecheskel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

389

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2021

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,255

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yecheskel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
22
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 202420192014200920041997199119811975 5

Yecheskel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
118 births that decade — 30% of Yecheskel's all-time total
1970s161980s381990s682000s762010s1182020s73

Yecheskel by state

Where Yecheskel concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yecheskel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
241 62.0%
#2 New Jersey
25 6.4%
New York share of Yecheskel's total US births 62.0%
Even split

241 of 389 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yecheskel?
389 babies have been named Yecheskel since 1975. It currently ranks #6255 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 22 births.
When was Yecheskel most popular?
Yecheskel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Yecheskel most popular?
The top states for the name Yecheskel are New York (241 births), New Jersey (25 births).
How long has the name Yecheskel been used?
Yecheskel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yecheskel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yechiel, Yechezkel, Yecenia. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2024 (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.