Girls' name · since 1977
Yisel
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 877 babies named Yisel, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,499 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 877
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yisel currently ranks #8499 among girls' names in America, with 877 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Yisel recorded 877 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #8499 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #8,211 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,499 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 877 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yisel ranks #8,211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,499 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 877 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,499 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 877
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yisel's 877 recorded births place it above 88.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yisel compares
877 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yisel's all-time total is 133% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yisel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 877 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yisel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yisel splits its recorded history at 2004: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yisel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Yisel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (387 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Yisel's strongest decade.
387 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Yisel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
387 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 387 births (44% of all-time use).
How Yisel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yisel's total volume
Yisel by state
Where Yisel concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 172 | 19.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 88 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
172 of 877 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Yisel's data
- Yisel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (387 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yisels (172 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yisel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
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, 1977–2025 (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 Yisel 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.