How Many People Are Named Yizel?
An estimated 185 people in the United States have the first name Yizel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Yizel peaked in popularity in 2011 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yizel 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 Yizel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
185
About 1 in 1,852,726 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2011
18 births
Total Registered
188
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yizel
Yizel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 188 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yizel as a female name
Ranked #17,915 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2011 (18 births)
Yizel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yizel span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 90 babies were registered. Yizel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yizel by Decade
How has Yizel 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.
Yizel by State
Yizel + Last Name Combinations
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Yizel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yizel?
We estimate approximately 185 people named Yizel 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 1,852,726 Americans share this first name.
Is Yizel a common name?
Yizel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 188 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yizel most popular?
Yizel reached peak popularity in 2011, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yizel is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yizel a female name?
Yizel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yizel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yizel Smith, Yizel Johnson, Yizel 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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