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Yechiel

Boy

Meaning of Yechiel: Hebrew: 'may God live'

Yechiel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1905th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1905

82 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,971

First recorded 1959 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 27 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 31 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 41 babies2003: 39 babies2004: 43 babies2005: 36 babies2006: 50 babies2007: 59 babies2008: 52 babies2009: 46 babies2010: 57 babies20102011: 58 babies2012: 58 babies2013: 61 babies2014: 77 babies2015: 67 babies2016: 62 babies2017: 58 babies2018: 51 babies2019: 70 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 58 babies2022: 70 babies2023: 72 babies2024: 81 babies2025: 82 babies
US babies named Yechiel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 82.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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