Yechiel
Yechiel is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 79 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 790.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 202479 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1959
- 1,887people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,887 boys have been named Yechiel in the United States since 1959, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 79 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 33%.
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Yechiel was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Yechiel
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Yisroelpeak 2019
- Yehoshuapeak 2019
- Micahpeak 2022
- Eliyahupeak 2024
- Mustafapeak 2024
- Moshepeak 2023
- Shlomopeak 2024
- Mordechaipeak 2018
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.