girl's name
Yaneli
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,911
Yaneli is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 189 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 189 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 17,542 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
Yaneli over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 65 |
| 1990s | 467 |
| 2000s | 1,191 |
| 2010s | 1,324 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 864 |
How popular is Yaneli?
In 2025, Yaneli was given to 189 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yaneli
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yaneli also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yaneli over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yaneli
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yaneli — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yaneli
How popular is the name Yaneli?
In 2025, Yaneli was given to 189 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yaneli a girl's or a boy's name?
Yaneli is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Yaneli most popular?
Yaneli peaked in 2025, when 189 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Yaneli a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yaneli currently ranks #1,206 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.