Yechiel Boy

How popular is Yechiel?

#1,906 boy name in 2025

82 baby boys were named Yechiel in the US in 2025, making it the 1906th most popular boy name.

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1,933living people named Yechiel (est.)
15median age of people named Yechiel
1,971babies named Yechiel since 1880
1 in 40,431US babies born in 2025

Yechiel popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,906 for boys (▲ 32 from 2024)
Babies in 202582 boys
10-year trendRising (+22% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,086 in 2015, #2,436 in 2020
Peak year2025 (82 boys)
Highest rank#1,883 in 2014
First recorded1959
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Yechiel is most popular

Babies named Yechiel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (233 boys)
  2. New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (39 boys)

Yechiel by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1950s5#3,987
1960s13#3,106
1970s91#2,668
1980s161#2,508
1990s233#2,478
2000s433#2,235
2010s619#1,883
2020s416#1,906

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Questions

Is Yechiel a boy or girl name?
Yechiel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Yechiel were boys.
How popular is the name Yechiel?
82 baby boys were named Yechiel in the US in 2025, making it the 1906th most popular boy name.
When was Yechiel most popular?
Yechiel peaked in 2025, when 82 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,883 in 2014.
How many people are named Yechiel?
1,971 babies have been named Yechiel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,933 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
Where is Yechiel most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Yechiel was most common in New York, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.