boy's name
Yeli
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 80
Yeli 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 2018, when 10 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 1986.
Yeli over time
Births per decade in France, 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 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20 |
| 2010s | 25 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25 |
How popular is Yeli?
In 2025, Yeli 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 Yeli is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Yéli | Yéli is a rare spelling of Yeli, written with an acute accent and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Yeli
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yeli also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yeli over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yeli
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yeli — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yeli
Is Yeli a girl's or a boy's name?
Yeli is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yeli most popular?
Yeli peaked in 2018, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Yeli a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yeli currently ranks #4,121 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.