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Yaniel

100% boys · 12 born in 2025

Yaniel has been given to about 622 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 614
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yaniel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2012 · 52
  • Born in 202512
  • All time622

How popular is Yaniel?

Its best year was 2012, when 52 babies were given the name, ranking 2446th. The typical living American called Yaniel is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Yaniel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Daniel0.88
  2. Yadiel0.88
  3. Ariel0.75
  4. Dariel0.75
  5. Jaziel0.75
  6. Aziel0.75
  7. Jadiel0.75
  8. Angel0.70

Middle names for Yaniel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Yaniel Paul0.77
  2. Yaniel John0.77
  3. Yaniel Blake0.76
  4. Yaniel Wade0.76
  5. Yaniel Ross0.76
  6. Yaniel Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Yaniel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.85
  2. Bodebrother · 0.84
  3. Malayasister · 0.83
  4. Maddeneither · 0.83
  5. Azariasister · 0.83
  6. Bodenbrother · 0.83

Where Yaniel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.