Boys' name · since 1959
Yechiel
Yechiel has 1,971 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,911 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,971
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yechiel currently ranks #1911 among boys' names in America, with 1,971 babies recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Yechiel recorded 1,971 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #1911 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 1959 to 2025.
- #3,332 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,911 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,971 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yechiel ranks #3,332 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,911 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,971 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,911 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,971
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yechiel's 1,971 recorded births place it above 92.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yechiel compares
1,971 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
Yechiel's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yechiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,971 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yechiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yechiel's full recorded timeline at 1997, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 82 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yechiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Yechiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (619 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Yechiel's strongest decade.
619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Yechiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 91
1970s
91 births
- 1980s 161
1980s
161 births
- 1990s 233
1990s
233 births
- 2000s
2000s
433 births
- 2010s
2010s
619 births
- 2020s
2020s
416 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 619 births (31% of all-time use).
How Yechiel 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 Yechiel's total volume
Yechiel by state
Where Yechiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,338 | 67.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 282 | 14.3% |
1,338 of 1,971 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yechiel's data
- Yechiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (619 total births) through the 2020s (416) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yechiels (1,338 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 Yechiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Yechiel 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.