Yechiel
Boy · yeh-khee-EL · Hebrew
Yechiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God lives”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 1,906th for boys in the US (82 babies).
What does Yechiel mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Jehiel
“God lives”
Jehiel is the name of several minor figures in the Hebrew Bible, including a musician in King David's court.
- Say it
- yeh-khee-EL
Is Yechiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Yechiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 82 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yechiel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Yechiel, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yechiel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Yechiel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
How popular is Yechiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 82about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 82 boys in the US were named Yechiel, making it the 1,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,436th. It first appears in the records in 1959.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Yechiel of any year since it first appeared, in 1959.
Half of all the boys named Yechiel in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yechiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | #1,906 |
| 2024 | 81 | #1,938 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,063 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2,116 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,348 |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,436 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2,061 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,506 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,269 |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,184 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2014 | 77 | #1,883 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,164 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,237 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,231 |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,261 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,662 |
| 2008 | 52 | #2,431 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,235 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,448 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,527 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,478 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,635 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
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