US rank #11327 Girls' name Peak 2000 865 births

Yisel — #11327 US girls' name

865 babies named Yisel in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s391990s1902000s3872010s1662020s52
#11327
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Yisel was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

66 babies were named Yisel in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yisel

The Social Security Administration has registered 865 babies named Yisel between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yisel currently holds the #11327 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yisel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 387 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yisel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 172 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Colorado. In total, SSA state-level files list Yisel in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yisel 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 865 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.

Yisel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

865

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2000

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,327

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yisel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
66
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080 20242018201220062000199419861977 6

Yisel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
387 births that decade — 45% of Yisel's all-time total
1970s311980s391990s1902000s3872010s1662020s52

Yisel by state

Where Yisel concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Yisel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
172 19.9%
#2 Texas
88 10.2%
#3 Colorado
6 0.7%
#4 Florida
5 0.6%
#5 Illinois
5 0.6%
#6 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Yisel's total US births 19.9%
Even split

172 of 865 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yisel?
865 babies have been named Yisel since 1977. It currently ranks #11327 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 66 births.
When was Yisel most popular?
Yisel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 387 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Yisel most popular?
The top states for the name Yisel are California (172 births), Texas (88 births), Colorado (6 births).
How long has the name Yisel been used?
Yisel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yisel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yissel, Yiselle, Yisell, Yiseth, and 4 more. 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, 1977–2024 (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.