How Many People Are Named Yaeli?
An estimated 235 people in the United States have the first name Yaeli. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Yaeli peaked in popularity in 2020 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yaeli as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yaeli paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
235
About 1 in 1,458,529 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2020
19 births
Total Registered
237
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yaeli
Yaeli is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 237 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yaeli as a female name
Ranked #6,597 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (19 births)
Yaeli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yaeli span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 84 babies were registered. Yaeli remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yaeli by Decade
How has Yaeli tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yaeli by State
Yaeli + Last Name Combinations
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Yaeli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaeli?
We estimate approximately 235 people named Yaeli are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,458,529 Americans share this first name.
Is Yaeli a common name?
Yaeli is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 237 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yaeli most popular?
Yaeli reached peak popularity in 2020, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yaeli is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yaeli a female name?
Yaeli is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yaeli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yaeli Smith, Yaeli Johnson, Yaeli Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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