unisex name
Yanel
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 700
Yanel is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 35% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2022, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
- Yanel started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in birth records in 1991.
Yanel 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 | 95 |
| 2010s | 195 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 180 |
How popular is Yanel?
In 2025, Yanel was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yanel is used
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 Yanel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yanël | Yanël is a rare spelling of Yanel, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Yanel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yanel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yanel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yanel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yanel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yanel
How popular is the name Yanel?
In 2025, Yanel was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yanel a girl's or a boy's name?
Yanel is used for both girls and boys. About 35% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Yanel most popular?
Yanel peaked in 2022, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yanel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yanel currently ranks #1,597 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Yanel originally a boys' or girls' name?
Yanel was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.