Boys' name · since 1986
Yekusiel
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 94 babies named Yekusiel, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,858 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 94
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
94 babies have been named Yekusiel since 1986, making it today's #12522 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yekusiel recorded 94 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #12522 nationally today, ahead of 10% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #17,858 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,522 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 94 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yekusiel ranks #17,858 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,522 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 94 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,858 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 94
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yekusiel's 94 recorded births place it above 60.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yekusiel compares
94 25th percentile among 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
Yekusiel's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yekusiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 94 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yekusiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yekusiel's full recorded timeline at 2016, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yekusiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Yekusiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (43 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Yekusiel's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Yekusiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43 births (46% of all-time use).
Yekusiel by state
Where Yekusiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 18.1% |
17 of 94 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yekusiel's data
- Yekusiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yekusiels (17 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yekusiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Yekusiel 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.