Recorded 1977–2006 Girls' name Peak 2001 86 births

Yicel — girls' name

86 babies named Yicel in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s262000s54
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Yicel was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

15 babies were named Yicel in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yicel

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Yicel between 1977 and 2006, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yicel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yicel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yicel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yicel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yicel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 86 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yicel at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

86

Since 1977

30 years of records

Peak year

2001

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1977

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2006

Yicel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1977

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2001)
15
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 2006200420032002200120001999199819941977 6

Yicel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
54 births that decade — 63% of Yicel's all-time total
1970s61990s262000s54

Yicel by state

Where Yicel concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yicel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 12.8%
#2 Texas
5 5.8%
California share of Yicel's total US births 12.8%
Even split

11 of 86 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yicel?
86 babies have been named Yicel since 1977. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2001 with 15 births.
When was Yicel most popular?
Yicel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Yicel most popular?
The top states for the name Yicel are California (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Yicel been used?
Yicel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 30 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Yicel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yichen. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.