Yanel is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Yanel is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Yanel was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 1994 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #17,659 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,963 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #17,900 | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #15,603 | — |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #16,145 | — |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #19,004 | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #16,442 | — |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #19,421 | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #19,470 | — |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #14,884 | — |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #9,361 | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #20,366 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,877 | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #17,060 | — |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,802 | — |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #18,732 | — |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #18,345 | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #13,551 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #15,295 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #14,976 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #16,528 | — |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #5,708 | — |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,533 | — |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #10,452 | — |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #10,253 | — |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #10,174 | — |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,772 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #12,171 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #8,165 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #11,442 | — |