Is Yechiel a boy or girl name?

Yechiel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,971 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Yechiel

Recorded 1959–2025 · United States

Yechiel was most popular in 2025, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,052 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,052, with 82 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,971 people named Yechiel.

Yechiel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Yechiel’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Yechiel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Yechiel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,971 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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 Yechiel

Where Yechiel 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