Yadriel
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "friend of God".
Name Census estimates that about 445 living Americans carry the first name Yadriel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yadriel today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yadriel births was 2022 (45 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yadriel. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
445
~ 1 in 770,234 Americans
Peak year
2022
45 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,772
Tracked since 2005
Popularity
Yadriel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yadriel from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 206 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yadriel by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yadriel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yadriels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, Florida, California recorded the most babies named Yadriel, while Pennsylvania, California, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 12 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yadriel
The name Yadriel is of Hebrew origin and has its roots in the ancient Semitic languages. It is believed to have been derived from the combination of the Hebrew words "yad" meaning "hand" and "el" meaning "God." The name can be interpreted as "hand of God" or "God's hand."
In the Bible, the name is mentioned in the Book of Ezra, which dates back to the 5th century BCE. Here, it is recorded as the name of one of the Israelite leaders who returned from the Babylonian exile. This suggests that the name was in use among the ancient Israelites during the Persian period.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Yadriel can be found in various historical documents from the Middle Ages. One notable figure was Yadriel ben Shlomo, a renowned Jewish scholar and philosopher who lived in Spain during the 12th century. He was known for his contributions to the study of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism.
Another historical figure with the name Yadriel was Yadriel al-Qaysi, an Arab poet and scholar from the 9th century CE. He was born in present-day Iraq and was renowned for his poetic works and contributions to the field of Arabic literature.
In the 16th century, there was a Jewish mystic and Kabbalist named Yadriel ben Yosef, who lived in Safed, Israel. He is known for his writings on Jewish mysticism and his influence on the development of the Kabbalah tradition.
During the 17th century, Yadriel Abravanel was a prominent figure in the Jewish community of Amsterdam. He was a scholar, rabbi, and writer who contributed to the study of Jewish law and philosophy.
Yadriel Bakri was a 19th-century Ottoman scholar and poet from present-day Lebanon. He was known for his works in Arabic literature and his contributions to the intellectual and cultural life of the region during the Ottoman era.
People
Yadriel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yadriel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yadriel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yadriel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 445 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yadriel going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 770,234 US residents.
Is Yadriel a common name?
We classify Yadriel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 448 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yadriel most popular?
The single biggest year for Yadriel was 2022, when 45 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yadriel is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Yadriel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yadriel in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.