Total births
45
Boys' name · since 2019
Yetzel
45 babies named Yetzel in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9789
- among boys today
- 45
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Yetzel is the #9789 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 45 recorded since 2019.
Social Security Administration records show Yetzel recorded 45 times among boys since 2019, holding rank #9789 nationally today, ahead of 32% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2024.
- #9789 among boys today
- 45 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yetzel is currently the #9789 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 45 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9789
- among boys today
- 45
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Yetzel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9789
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
89% of everyone ever named Yetzel was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
13 babies were named Yetzel in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Yetzel compares
45 15th percentile among 14,294 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
Yetzel's all-time total is 88% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yetzel | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 23 | 22,252 |
Yetzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yetzel's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yetzel at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#9,789
Active since
2019
Yetzel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Yetzel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yetzel's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Yetzel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 40 births (89% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yetzel? ▼
Yetzel has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #9789 as of the latest data. 13 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Yetzel most popular? ▼
Yetzel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Yetzel been used? ▼
Records for Yetzel go back to 2019, giving 6 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Yetzel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yetzael, Yetziel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yetzel: #9789 Boys' Name - 45 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yetzel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yetzel 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 June 2026.