Yandiel
A masculine name of Hebrew origin interpreted as "Praise of God".
Name Census estimates that about 296 living Americans carry the first name Yandiel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yandiel today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yandiel births was 2009 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yandiel. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
296
~ 1 in 1,157,954 Americans
Peak year
2009
30 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,696
Tracked since 2004
Census
Yandiel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 311 people with the first name Yandiel, which placed it at #28,739 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,739
National first-name rank
People counted
311
311 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yandiel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yandiel is Hispanic at 94.5%. The next largest groups are White (2.9%) and Two or More Races (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yandiel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yandiel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.5% · 294
- White2.9% · 9
- Two or more races1.3% · 4
- Black or African American1.0% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Yandiel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yandiel from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 154 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yandiel by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yandiel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yandiels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts recorded the most babies named Yandiel, while New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 15 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yandiel
The name Yandiel has its origins rooted in Hebrew culture and language. It is derived from the combination of two Hebrew words, "Yan" meaning "He will answer" and "El" which is one of the names used to refer to God in the Jewish faith. Together, the name Yandiel can be interpreted as "God will answer" or "God has answered."
This name is not widely documented in ancient texts or religious scriptures. However, its components "Yan" and "El" are commonly found in various Hebrew names and references throughout the Old Testament of the Bible.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Yandiel are difficult to pinpoint accurately, as it is a relatively uncommon name. However, it is believed to have been in use among certain Jewish communities as early as the 17th century.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Yandiel was Yandiel ben Yehuda, a Jewish scholar and philosopher who lived in Spain during the late 16th century. He wrote extensively on Jewish mysticism and the Kabbalah.
Another notable bearer of the name was Yandiel Rosenbaum, a Polish-born Jewish merchant who lived in the early 19th century. He was a prominent figure in the Jewish community of Warsaw and played a significant role in promoting Jewish education and cultural preservation.
In the 20th century, Yandiel Kaplan was a renowned Israeli historian and author who specialized in the study of the Jewish diaspora in Europe. He was born in 1919 and passed away in 2007, leaving behind a rich legacy of scholarly works.
Yandiel Goldstein was a South African-born Israeli politician and activist who served as a member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) from 1988 to 1992. He was a vocal advocate for the rights of Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia and played a crucial role in their successful integration into Israeli society.
More recently, Yandiel Aguilar was a Mexican-American artist and sculptor who gained recognition for his intricate metal sculptures inspired by his Jewish heritage and Mexican culture. He was born in 1954 and passed away in 2018, leaving behind a significant body of work that celebrated his dual cultural identity.
People
Yandiel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yandiel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yandiel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yandiel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 296 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yandiel going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,157,954 US residents.
Is Yandiel a common name?
We classify Yandiel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 299 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yandiel most popular?
The single biggest year for Yandiel was 2009, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yandiel is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yandiel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 311 people with the name Yandiel, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,739 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yandiel in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yandiel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yandiel appears almost entirely male. Of the 303 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yandiel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yandiel is Hispanic at 94.5%. The next largest groups are White (2.9%) and Two or More Races (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yandiel most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yandiel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.5% (294 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yandiel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yandiel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yandiel in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yandiel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yandiel in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yandiel can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Yandiel?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.