How Many People Are Named Yakelin?
An estimated 545 people in the United States have the first name Yakelin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Yakelin peaked in popularity in 2000 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yakelin 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 Yakelin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
545
About 1 in 628,907 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2000
37 births
Total Registered
554
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yakelin
Yakelin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 554 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yakelin as a female name
Ranked #17,531 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (37 births)
Yakelin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yakelin span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 296 babies were registered. Yakelin has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yakelin by Decade
How has Yakelin 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.
Yakelin by State
Yakelin + Last Name Combinations
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Yakelin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yakelin?
We estimate approximately 545 people named Yakelin 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 628,907 Americans share this first name.
Is Yakelin a common name?
Yakelin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 554 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yakelin most popular?
Yakelin reached peak popularity in 2000, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yakelin is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yakelin a female name?
Yakelin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yakelin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yakelin Smith, Yakelin Johnson, Yakelin 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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