US rank #13209 Boys' name Peak 2009 131 births

Yuniel — #13209 US boys' name

131 babies named Yuniel in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s492010s662020s16
#13209
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 7% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2009
Single peak year

13 babies were named Yuniel in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yuniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Yuniel between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yuniel currently holds the #13209 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yuniel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yuniel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yuniel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yuniel 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 131 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.

Yuniel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

131

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2009

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,209

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yuniel popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
13
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 2024201920162012200920062005 9

Yuniel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
66 births that decade — 50% of Yuniel's all-time total
2000s492010s662020s16

Yuniel by state

Where Yuniel concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yuniel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
18 13.7%
Florida share of Yuniel's total US births 13.7%

18 of 131 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yuniel?
131 babies have been named Yuniel since 2005. It currently ranks #13209 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 13 births.
When was Yuniel most popular?
Yuniel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Yuniel most popular?
The top states for the name Yuniel are Florida (18 births).
How long has the name Yuniel been used?
Yuniel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yuniel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yunus, Yunis, Yunior, Yunay, 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.