Total births
186
Girls' name · since 1998
Yitzel
186 babies named Yitzel in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 186
- total births
- 1998–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
186 girls have been named Yitzel since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Yitzel has 186 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2019.
- 186 total births
- 1998–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
186 girls have been named Yitzel since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.
- 186
- total births
- 1998–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Yitzel was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
17 babies were named Yitzel in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Yitzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yitzel's full recorded timeline at 2010, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yitzel at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Yitzel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2019
- Peak year (2011)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Yitzel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Yitzel's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Yitzel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 93 births (50% of all-time use).
Yitzel by state
Where Yitzel concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 6.5% |
Texas share of Yitzel's total US births 6.5%
12 of 186 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yitzel? ▼
Yitzel has been given to 186 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 17 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Yitzel most popular? ▼
Yitzel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Yitzel most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yitzel are Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Yitzel been used? ▼
Records for Yitzel go back to 1998, giving 22 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Yitzel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yitty, Yitta, Yittel, Yita, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yitzel's data
- Yitzel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2010s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Yitzels (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Yitzel
Nearby Names Like Yitzel
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yitzel
Yitty Girl
#1702 1,944 births
Yitta Girl
#6493 343 births
Yittel Girl
#9741 132 births
Yita Girl
45 births
Yitong Girl
22 births
Compare Yitzel side by side: Yitzel vs Yitty Yitzel vs Yitta Yitzel vs Yittel
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1998–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yitzel: Baby Name Since 1998 - 186 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yitzel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yitzel 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 June 2026.