Boys' name · since 2008
Yonael
108 babies named Yonael in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 108
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yonael is the #6380 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 108 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonael has been recorded 108 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #6380 nationally and more common than 54% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #16,951 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,380 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 108 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yonael ranks #16,951 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,380 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 108 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 108
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yonael's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yonael compares
108 27th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Yonael's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yonael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 108 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yonael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yonael's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yonael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Yonael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (66 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Yonael's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Yonael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 66 births (61% of all-time use).
Yonael by state
Where Yonael concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.6% |
5 of 108 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yonael's data
- Yonael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yonaels (5 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 Yonael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Yonael 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.