Yaniel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ya-nee-EL
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Yaniel is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
Where does Yaniel come from?
Modern: Latin American blend of Yan- and Daniel
Is Yaniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Yaniel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yaniel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Yaniel, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 52 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
2025 had fewer boys named Yaniel than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Yaniel in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yaniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 2011 | 38 | #2,999 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,222 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,442 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Yaniel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yadiel Eliel Jaziel Jadiel Adriel Aziel Azriel Dariel Izael Haziel Jasiah Ezekiel
Names related to Yaniel
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yaniel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yaniel, updated 20 October 2026.