Boys' name · since 1915

Yewell

11 babies named Yewell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#34,269 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade

11 boys have been named Yewell since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yewell has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1918.

  • #34,269 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 1915
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yewell ranks #34,269 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.

#34,269 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Yewell's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yewell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yewell splits its recorded history at 1918: 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 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yewell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1918

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 19151918 6

Yewell by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Yewell's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Yewell births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yewell?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 11 babies named Yewell. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #34,269 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1918. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 6 births.
Where does Yewell sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yewell ranks #34,269 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yewell most popular?
Yewell was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Yewell been used?
Records for Yewell go back to 1915, giving 4 years of history through 1918.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Yewell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1918 (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 Yewell 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.