How Many People Are Named Yonel?
An estimated 34 people in the United States have the first name Yonel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Yonel peaked in popularity in 2012 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yonel 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 Yonel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yonel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
34
About 1 in 10,081,010 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2012
7 births
Total Registered
34
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yonel
Yonel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 34 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yonel as a male name
Ranked #14,013 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2012 (7 births)
Yonel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yonel span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 17 babies were registered. Yonel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yonel by Decade
How has Yonel 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.
Yonel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yonel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yonel
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Yonel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yonel?
We estimate approximately 34 people named Yonel 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 10,081,010 Americans share this first name.
Is Yonel a common name?
Yonel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 34 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yonel most popular?
Yonel reached peak popularity in 2012, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yonel is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yonel a male name?
Yonel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yonel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yonel Smith, Yonel Johnson, Yonel 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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