Yaniel is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Yaniel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,171 for boy births in the United States (and #15,060 across all names), given to 12 babies — 20 including U.S. territories. Yaniel first appears in 1998 and peaked in 2012 (52 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 20 | #7,171 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | #5,648 |
| 2023 | 18 | 23 | #5,460 |
| 2022 | 15 | 20 | #6,140 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | #4,622 |
| 2020 | 27 | 32 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 22 | 32 | #4,630 |
| 2018 | 18 | 23 | #5,310 |
| 2017 | 33 | 40 | #3,438 |
| 2016 | 29 | 47 | #3,772 |
| 2015 | 38 | 56 | #3,083 |
| 2014 | 30 | 49 | #3,613 |
| 2013 | 28 | 60 | #3,747 |
| 2012 | 52 | 92 | #2,446 |
| 2011 | 38 | 84 | #3,044 |
| 2010 | 33 | 93 | #3,375 |
| 2009 | 35 | 87 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 35 | 107 | #3,283 |
| 2007 | 31 | 117 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 24 | 84 | #4,099 |
| 2005 | 14 | 85 | #5,866 |
| 2004 | 10 | 72 | #7,517 |
| 2003 | 16 | 72 | #5,033 |
| 2002 | 8 | 54 | #8,430 |
| 2001 | 6 | 45 | #10,520 |
| 2000 | 6 | 39 | #10,316 |
| 1998 | 5 | 25 | #11,279 |