How Many People Are Named Yaniel?
people named Yaniel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 554,845 people in the US has this name
Based on 622 babies named Yaniel in Social Security records from 1998 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
52 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Yaniel in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Yaniel alive today is about 12 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Yaniel first appears in the records in 1998 and was given most often in 2012, to 52 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1998 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Yaniel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,445, in 2012. In 2025 it ranked #7,167.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,167 |
| Best rank | #2,445 (2012) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,424 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Yaniel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Yaniel were born in Florida than in any other state: about 109 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Yaniel was given 7.2 times as often in Florida, 5.4 times in Pennsylvania and 5.1 times in New York.
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