How Many People Are Named Yaneli?
An estimated 3,673 people in the United States have the first name Yaneli. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Yaneli peaked in popularity in 2009 with 175 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yaneli 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 Yaneli paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yaneli is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,673
About 1 in 93,317 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
175 births
Total Registered
3,722
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yaneli
Yaneli is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,722 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yaneli as a female name
Ranked #1,438 in 2024
154 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (175 births)
Yaneli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yaneli span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,324 babies were registered. While Yaneli is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yaneli by Decade
How has Yaneli 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.
Yaneli by State
Birth registrations for Yaneli span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in New Jersey, Michigan, New Mexico. On average, about 138 Yanelis were registered per state.
Yaneli + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaneli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yaneli
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Yaneli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaneli?
We estimate approximately 3,673 people named Yaneli 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 93,317 Americans share this first name.
Is Yaneli a common name?
Yaneli is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,722 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yaneli most popular?
Yaneli reached peak popularity in 2009, when 175 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yaneli is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yaneli a female name?
Yaneli is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yaneli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yaneli Smith, Yaneli Johnson, Yaneli 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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