US rank #8726 Boys' name Peak 2013 137 births

Yoniel — #8726 US boys' name

137 babies named Yoniel in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s752020s34
#8726
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Yoniel was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

16 babies were named Yoniel in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yoniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Yoniel between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yoniel currently holds the #8726 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yoniel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yoniel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yoniel 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 137 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.

Yoniel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

137

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2013

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,726

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yoniel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
16
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 2024202020172013201020072005 5

Yoniel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
75 births that decade — 55% of Yoniel's all-time total
2000s282010s752020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yoniel?
137 babies have been named Yoniel since 2005. It currently ranks #8726 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 16 births.
When was Yoniel most popular?
Yoniel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Yoniel been used?
Yoniel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yoniel?
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.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.