Recorded 1989–2021 Boys' name Peak 2012 34 births

Yonel — boys' name

34 babies named Yonel in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s172010s72020s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Yonel was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

7 babies were named Yonel in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yonel

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Yonel between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yonel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yonel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yonel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yonel 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 34 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.

Yonel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

34

Since 1989

33 years of records

Peak year

2012

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1989

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2021

Yonel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202120122009200620021989 5

Yonel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 50% of Yonel's all-time total
1980s52000s172010s72020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yonel?
34 babies have been named Yonel since 1989. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2012 with 7 births.
When was Yonel most popular?
Yonel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Yonel been used?
Yonel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 33 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Yonel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yonatan, Yonathan, Yonah, Yoni, and 4 more. 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, 1989–2021 (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.