Yanelis is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Yanelis is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,310 for girl births in the United States (and #10,959 across all names), given to 19 babies. Yanelis was first reported in SSA data in 1982 and peaked in 2014 (46 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | #6,310 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #5,782 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #9,583 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #9,650 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #8,010 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #7,552 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #8,583 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | #7,091 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #6,033 |
| 2016 | 17 | 23 | #7,219 |
| 2015 | 21 | 26 | #6,228 |
| 2014 | 46 | 54 | #3,482 |
| 2013 | 20 | 30 | #6,452 |
| 2012 | 29 | 42 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 20 | 36 | #6,555 |
| 2010 | 39 | 54 | #3,956 |
| 2009 | 35 | 62 | #4,364 |
| 2008 | 36 | 63 | #4,354 |
| 2007 | 29 | 54 | #5,090 |
| 2006 | 17 | 30 | #7,468 |
| 2005 | 32 | 56 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 15 | 37 | #7,818 |
| 2003 | 19 | 37 | #6,288 |
| 2002 | 11 | 31 | #9,454 |
| 2001 | 18 | 32 | #6,311 |
| 2000 | 8 | 24 | #11,761 |
| 1999 | 11 | 21 | #8,789 |
| 1998 | 12 | 24 | #8,005 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #5,862 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #10,542 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,532 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #13,398 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #7,488 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #13,295 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,323 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #10,175 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #14,518 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #13,226 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #9,295 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #12,296 |