Yarel
A name of Hebrew origin having various interpretations including "God has descended" or "woods of God".
Name Census estimates that about 872 living Americans carry the first name Yarel. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 69.5% of registrations being female. The average person named Yarel today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yarel births was 2009 (151 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yarel. 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
872
~ 1 in 393,067 Americans
Peak year
2009
151 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,550
Tracked since 2006
Census
Yarel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 689 people with the first name Yarel, which placed it at #16,394 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
#16,394
National first-name rank
People counted
689
689 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
95.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yarel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yarel is Hispanic at 95.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.5%) and Black (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 Yarel 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 Yarel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino95.9% · 661
- White2.5% · 17
- Black or African American1.3% · 9
- Two or more races0.3% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Yarel
Yarel is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 880 total registrations, 268 (30.5%) were male and 612 (69.5%) were female.
Yarel as a male name
- Ranked #10,842 in 2024
- 7 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2013 (31 births)
Yarel as a female name
- Ranked #7,550 in 2024
- 15 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (126 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Yarel on both sides of the split. Of the 689 people counted with this name, 232 were male (33.7%) and 457 were female (66.3%).
Popularity
Yarel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yarel 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 558 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
Yarel 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 Yarel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yarels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Yarel, while Indiana, Florida, Arizona recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 28 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yarel
The name Yarel is of Hebrew origin, derived from the biblical name Jared, which is believed to have originated from the Hebrew root word "yarad," meaning "to descend" or "to go down." This name first appeared in the Book of Genesis, where Jared is mentioned as one of the patriarchs who lived before the Great Flood.
In the biblical account, Jared was the father of Enoch and lived for 962 years. The name Yarel is a modern variant of Jared, likely stemming from the Sephardic Jewish tradition of using the Hebrew letter "yud" instead of the "jud" at the beginning of certain names.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yarel can be found in ancient Jewish texts, such as the Midrash and the Talmud, where it is mentioned in various contexts and interpretations. However, it is essential to note that the name Yarel itself is relatively uncommon in historical records.
Throughout history, a few notable individuals have borne the name Yarel. One such person was Yarel ben Malki, a prominent Jewish scholar and rabbi who lived in the 12th century in Spain. He was known for his contributions to the study of Jewish law and his writings on various aspects of Jewish life.
Another notable figure was Yarel Hakatan, a Jewish mystic and Kabbalist who lived in the 16th century in Safed, Israel. He was renowned for his teachings on the Kabbalah and his influence on the development of Jewish mysticism.
In more recent times, Yarel Pichardo was a Dominican-American baseball player who played in the Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2015. He was a pitcher and played for various teams, including the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Yarel Ramos is a Puerto Rican-American actress and singer known for her roles in various television series and films. She has appeared in shows such as "Orange Is the New Black" and "Vida," and has also released music as a singer.
Lastly, Yarel Rodríguez is a Cuban-born artist and sculptor based in Miami, Florida. His works have been exhibited in various galleries and museums around the world, and he is known for his unique style and innovative use of materials in his sculptures.
People
Yarel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yarel 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
Yarel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yarel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 872 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yarel 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 393,067 US residents.
Is Yarel a common name?
We classify Yarel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 880 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yarel most popular?
The single biggest year for Yarel was 2009, when 151 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yarel is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yarel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 689 people with the name Yarel, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,394 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 Yarel 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 Yarel?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Yarel on both sides of the split. Of the 689 people counted with this name, 232 were male (33.7%) and 457 were female (66.3%). 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 Yarel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yarel is Hispanic at 95.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.5%) and Black (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 Yarel most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yarel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.9% (661 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 Yarel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yarel a female name?
Yes, 69.5% of people registered as Yarel in the SSA data are female. 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 Yarel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yarel 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 Yarel 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 share the name Yarel?
Want to know how many people have the name Yarel? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.