How Many People Are Named Yoniel?
An estimated 136 people in the United States have the first name Yoniel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Yoniel peaked in popularity in 2013 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yoniel 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 Yoniel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
136
About 1 in 2,520,252 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2013
16 births
Total Registered
137
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yoniel
Yoniel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 137 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yoniel as a male name
Ranked #8,927 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (16 births)
Yoniel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yoniel span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 75 babies were registered. While Yoniel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yoniel by Decade
How has Yoniel 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.
Yoniel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yoniel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yoniel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yoniel?
We estimate approximately 136 people named Yoniel 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 2,520,252 Americans share this first name.
Is Yoniel a common name?
Yoniel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 137 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yoniel most popular?
Yoniel reached peak popularity in 2013, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yoniel is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yoniel a male name?
Yoniel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yoniel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yoniel Smith, Yoniel Johnson, Yoniel 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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