Yareliz
A feminine name of unclear origins, potentially blended from Spanish names.
Name Census estimates that about 216 living Americans carry the first name Yareliz. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yareliz today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yareliz births was 2007 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yareliz. 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
216
~ 1 in 1,586,826 Americans
Peak year
2007
18 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2023 SSA rank
#13,395
Tracked since 1993
Census
Yareliz in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 271 people with the first name Yareliz, which placed it at #31,559 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,559
National first-name rank
People counted
271
271 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yareliz
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yareliz is Hispanic at 97.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.8%) and Black (0.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yareliz described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yareliz at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.4% · 264
- White1.8% · 5
- Black or African American0.7% · 2
Popularity
Yareliz: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yareliz from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 98 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yareliz 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 Yareliz during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yareliz' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yareliz
The name Yareliz finds its origins in the Spanish language, with roots tracing back to the Latin and Greek languages. It is a relatively modern name, emerging in the late 20th century.
Yareliz is a combination of two words - "Yara" and "Liz." The name "Yara" is derived from the Greek word "chara," meaning joy or delight. It is also believed to have connections to the Latin word "gaudium," which translates to gladness or joy. The second part of the name, "Liz," is a shortened form of the Spanish name "Elizabeth," which itself has Hebrew origins and means "consecrated to God."
While the name Yareliz does not have any direct historical references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, its components can be traced back to various cultures and languages. The earliest recorded use of the name Yareliz is believed to be in the late 1980s or early 1990s, likely originating in Spanish-speaking regions.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the name Yareliz. One of the earliest recorded examples is Yareliz Quintana, a Puerto Rican singer and actress born in 1987. Yareliz Ruiz, a Venezuelan model and beauty queen, was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2007. Yareliz Mendoza is a Colombian singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the early 2000s.
In the sports world, Yareliz Diaz is a Cuban volleyball player who represented her country in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Yareliz Altunaga is a Cuban-American professional boxer who has held multiple titles in the super featherweight and lightweight divisions.
These are just a few examples of individuals who have carried the name Yareliz throughout history. While it is a relatively modern name, its roots can be traced back to various cultural and linguistic influences, contributing to its unique and meaningful origin.
People
Yareliz + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yareliz 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
Yareliz: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yareliz?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 216 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yareliz 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 1,586,826 US residents.
Is Yareliz a common name?
We classify Yareliz as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 218 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yareliz most popular?
The single biggest year for Yareliz was 2007, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yareliz is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yareliz in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 271 people with the name Yareliz, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,559 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yareliz in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yareliz?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yareliz appears almost entirely female. Of the 268 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yareliz?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yareliz is Hispanic at 97.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.8%) and Black (0.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yareliz most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yareliz in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.4% (264 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yareliz in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yareliz a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yareliz in the SSA data are female. 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.
Is Yareliz still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yareliz in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yareliz can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Yareliz?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.