boy's name
Yanaël
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 640
Yanaël is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2015, when 55 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1994.
Yanaël over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 25 |
| 2000s | 165 |
| 2010s | 360 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 90 |
How popular is Yanaël?
In 2025, Yanaël was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Yanaël is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yanael | Yanael is Yanaël without the diaeresis, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #5,131. | 260 |
Names that peaked alongside Yanaël
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yanaël also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yanaël over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yanaël
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yanaël — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yanaël
Is Yanaël a girl's or a boy's name?
Yanaël is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yanaël most popular?
Yanaël peaked in 2015, when 55 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Yanaël a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yanaël currently ranks #3,341 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.