Boys' name · since 1988
Yorel
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 101 babies named Yorel, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,392 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 101
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yorel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 101 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Yorel recorded 101 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1988 to 2021.
- #17,392 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 101 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yorel ranks #17,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,392 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 101
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yorel's 101 recorded births place it above 61.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yorel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yorel splits its recorded history at 2007: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yorel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2021
- Peak year (2007)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Yorel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (42 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Yorel's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Yorel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 42 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Yorel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yorel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1988–2021 (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 Yorel 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.