Boys' name · since 1989
Yeriel
403 babies named Yeriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,116 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 403
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
403 babies have been named Yeriel since 1989, making it today's #5116 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeriel has been recorded 403 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #5116 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #8,989 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,116 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 403 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yeriel ranks #8,989 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,116 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 403 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,116 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 403
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yeriel's 403 recorded births place it above 80.23% 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 Yeriel compares
403 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Yeriel's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yeriel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 403 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yeriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yeriel splits its recorded history at 2013: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yeriel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Yeriel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Yeriel's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Yeriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (46% of all-time use).
Yeriel by state
Where Yeriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
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What to do with Yeriel's data
- Yeriel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (112) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yeriels (46 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yeriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Yeriel 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.