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Yanel

97% girls · last recorded 2022

Yanel has been given to about 205 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Syllables2
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Living in the US≈ 202
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yanel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time205

How popular is Yanel?

Its best year was 1994, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 5708th. The typical living American called Yanel is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Yanel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janel0.85
  2. Yael0.85
  3. Chanel0.75
  4. Angel0.70
  5. Hazel0.70
  6. Mabel0.70
  7. Jael0.70
  8. Isabel0.67

Middle names for Yanel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Yanel Anne0.81
  2. Yanel Catherine0.78
  3. Yanel Josephine0.78
  4. Yanel Rose0.77
  5. Yanel Marie0.77
  6. Yanel Grace0.77

Sibling names for Yanel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilianasister · 0.69
  2. Palomasister · 0.68
  3. Dulcesister · 0.67
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.67
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.66
  6. Mauriciobrother · 0.66

Where Yanel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Yanel Anderson0.77
    2. Yanel White0.72
    3. Yanel Nguyen0.72
    4. Yanel Moore0.72
    5. Yanel Hill0.72
    6. Yanel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Yanel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.