Yamel is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.
Yamel is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2013. Yamel first appears in 1975 and peaked in 1999 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #16,441 | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #16,756 | — |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,228 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #19,712 | — |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,288 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #17,408 | #14,537 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #20,452 | #14,323 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #16,381 | — |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #18,726 | — |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #9,452 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,736 | — |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,701 | — |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #12,040 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #13,480 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,758 | — |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #13,393 | — |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #11,759 | — |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #10,251 | — |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #15,206 | — |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #9,660 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #12,292 | — |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #10,188 | — |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #8,552 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #9,052 | — |