Yankel

A boy's name first recorded in U.S. data in 2016. Meaning & origin entry coming soon.

2025 rank (boys)

#12,008

Babies named in 2025

Peak popularity

2022

2025 frequency

1 in 341,615 boys

Usually for

Boys

Trend

Holding steady

Holding steady, #12,008 for boys today.

Popularity of Yankel since 2016

Babies named Yankel per year in U.S. Social Security records.

Data table (by decade)

Decade	Boys
2010s	5
2020s	11

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