How Many People Are Named Yaniel?
An estimated 605 people in the United States have the first name Yaniel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Yaniel peaked in popularity in 2012 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yaniel 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 Yaniel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
605
About 1 in 566,536 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2012
52 births
Total Registered
610
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yaniel
Yaniel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 610 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yaniel as a male name
Ranked #5,634 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (52 births)
Yaniel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yaniel span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 321 babies were registered. While Yaniel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yaniel by Decade
How has Yaniel 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.
Yaniel by State
Birth registrations for Yaniel span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. On average, about 54 Yaniels were registered per state.
Yaniel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaniel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yaniel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaniel?
We estimate approximately 605 people named Yaniel 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 566,536 Americans share this first name.
Is Yaniel a common name?
Yaniel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 610 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yaniel most popular?
Yaniel reached peak popularity in 2012, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yaniel is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yaniel a male name?
Yaniel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yaniel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yaniel Smith, Yaniel Johnson, Yaniel 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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