Yariela
A feminine name of uncertain origin and meaning, with possible Basque connections.
Name Census estimates that about 107 living Americans carry the first name Yariela. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yariela today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yariela births was 2005 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yariela. 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
107
~ 1 in 3,203,312 Americans
Peak year
2005
11 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#17,542
Tracked since 1996
Census
Yariela in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 240 people with the first name Yariela, which placed it at #34,133 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
#34,133
National first-name rank
People counted
240
240 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
95.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yariela
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yariela is Hispanic at 95.8%. The next largest groups are White (2.5%) and Two or More Races (0.8%). 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 Yariela 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 Yariela at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino95.8% · 230
- White2.5% · 6
- Two or more races0.8% · 2
- Black or African American0.4% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Yariela: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yariela 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 43 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Yariela remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yariela 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 Yariela during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yariela
The name Yariela is a relatively modern invention, likely originating in the late 20th century. It appears to be a combination of two Hebrew names, Yael and Ariela. Yael is a biblical name meaning "mountain goat" or "ibex", while Ariela is a Hebrew variant of the name Ariel, meaning "lion of God".
There is no definitive record of the name Yariela appearing in ancient texts or historical records prior to the late 20th century. Its widespread use seems to be a recent phenomenon, possibly inspired by the increasing popularity of combining elements from different traditional names to create unique monikers.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yariela is Yariela Bobbitt, an American woman who gained notoriety in 1993 for severing her husband's penis after an alleged incident of domestic violence. She was born in 1971, and her case drew significant media attention at the time.
Another notable individual with the name Yariela is Yariela Arvelo, a Venezuelan actress and model born in 1980. She has appeared in various television shows and films, particularly in Latin American productions.
Yariela Pinera is a Cuban-American attorney and legal scholar who has written extensively on issues related to immigration law and policy. She was born in 1970 and is currently a professor at the University of Miami School of Law.
In the sports world, Yariela Garcia is a Cuban volleyball player who has represented her country in international competitions. She was born in 1984 and has been a member of the Cuban national volleyball team since the early 2000s.
Yariela Paulino is a Dominican-American model and beauty queen who won the Miss Dominican Republic USA title in 2014. She was born in 1991 and has since pursued a career in modeling and advocacy work.
While the name Yariela is relatively new and does not have a long historical lineage, it has gained some prominence in recent decades, with individuals from various fields and backgrounds bearing this unique moniker.
People
Yariela + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yariela 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
Yariela: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yariela?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 107 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yariela 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 3,203,312 US residents.
Is Yariela a common name?
We classify Yariela as "Very Rare". It ranks above 65.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 108 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yariela most popular?
The single biggest year for Yariela was 2005, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yariela is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yariela in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 240 people with the name Yariela, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,133 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 Yariela 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 Yariela?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yariela leans strongly female. 237 people counted with this name were female (97.9%), compared with 5 male bearers (2.1%). 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 Yariela?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yariela is Hispanic at 95.8%. The next largest groups are White (2.5%) and Two or More Races (0.8%). 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 Yariela most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yariela in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.8% (230 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 Yariela in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yariela a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yariela 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 Yariela still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yariela 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 Yariela 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 Yariela?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Yariela on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.