How Many People Are Named Yechiel?
An estimated 1,853 people in the United States have the first name Yechiel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Yechiel peaked in popularity in 2024 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yechiel 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 Yechiel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,853
About 1 in 184,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
79 births
Total Registered
1,887
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yechiel
Yechiel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,887 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yechiel as a male name
Ranked #1,981 in 2024
79 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (79 births)
Yechiel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yechiel span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 619 babies were registered. While Yechiel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yechiel by Decade
How has Yechiel 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.
Yechiel by State
Yechiel + Last Name Combinations
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Yechiel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yechiel?
We estimate approximately 1,853 people named Yechiel 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 184,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Yechiel a common name?
Yechiel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,887 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yechiel most popular?
Yechiel reached peak popularity in 2024, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yechiel is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yechiel a male name?
Yechiel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yechiel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yechiel Smith, Yechiel Johnson, Yechiel 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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