Is Yandel a boy or girl name?

Yandel is a boy’s name. Of the 3,748 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.2% were girls and 99.8% were boys.

Yandel

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Yandel was most popular in 2009, when 511 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,113 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,916, with 46 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,748 people named Yandel.

Yandel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Yandel’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Yandel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Yandel is a boy’s name — 0.2% of the 3,748 Americans given it were girls and 99.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Yandel

Where Yandel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org