Boys' name · since 2012
Yeniel
44 babies named Yeniel in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 44
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
44 boys have been named Yeniel since 2012, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeniel has been recorded 44 times among boys since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2021.
- #23,132 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 44 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeniel ranks #23,132 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 44
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yeniel's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yeniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yeniel's full recorded timeline at 2017, 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 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yeniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2021
- Peak year (2013)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Yeniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (33 births, 75% of the file).
2010s was Yeniel's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Yeniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (75% of all-time use).
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- Yeniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Yeniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~9 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, 2012–2021 (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 Yeniel 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.