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Boy name

Yuniel

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Yuniel has been given to about 131 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 129
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yuniel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2009 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time131

How popular is Yuniel?

Its best year was 2009, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6791st. The typical living American called Yuniel is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Yuniel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Uriel0.75
  2. Daniel0.70
  3. Yadiel0.70
  4. Ariel0.57
  5. Adriel0.57
  6. Russel0.57
  7. Nigel0.57
  8. Dariel0.57

Middle names for Yuniel

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

Sibling names for Yuniel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Janiyahsister · 0.72
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.71
  3. Mileysister · 0.70
  4. Sienasister · 0.70
  5. Maddeneither · 0.70
  6. Bostonbrother · 0.69

Where Yuniel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.