How Many People Are Named Yisel?
An estimated 847 people in the United States have the first name Yisel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Yisel peaked in popularity in 2000 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yisel 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 Yisel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
847
About 1 in 404,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2000
66 births
Total Registered
865
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yisel
Yisel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 865 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yisel as a female name
Ranked #12,079 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (66 births)
Yisel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yisel span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 387 babies were registered. Yisel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yisel by Decade
How has Yisel 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.
Yisel by State
Birth registrations for Yisel span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Colorado. The lowest are in New York, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 47 Yisels were registered per state.
Yisel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yisel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yisel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yisel?
We estimate approximately 847 people named Yisel 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 404,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Yisel a common name?
Yisel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 865 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yisel most popular?
Yisel reached peak popularity in 2000, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yisel is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yisel a female name?
Yisel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yisel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yisel Smith, Yisel Johnson, Yisel 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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