US rank #11351 Boys' name Peak 2018 278 births

Yidel — #11351 US boys' name

278 babies named Yidel in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s742010s1162020s51
#11351
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Yidel was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

18 babies were named Yidel in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yidel

The Social Security Administration has registered 278 babies named Yidel between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yidel currently holds the #11351 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yidel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yidel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 204 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yidel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yidel 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 278 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.

Yidel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

278

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2018

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,351

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yidel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
18
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082004199919931990 6

Yidel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
116 births that decade — 42% of Yidel's all-time total
1990s372000s742010s1162020s51

Yidel by state

Where Yidel concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yidel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
204 73.4%
New York share of Yidel's total US births 73.4%

204 of 278 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yidel?
278 babies have been named Yidel since 1990. It currently ranks #11351 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 18 births.
When was Yidel most popular?
Yidel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Yidel most popular?
The top states for the name Yidel are New York (204 births).
How long has the name Yidel been used?
Yidel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yidel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yida, Yiddy, Yidi. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1990–2024 (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.