Yaziel
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has remembered".
Name Census estimates that about 399 living Americans carry the first name Yaziel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yaziel today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yaziel births was 2024 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yaziel. 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
399
~ 1 in 859,033 Americans
Peak year
2024
39 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,146
Tracked since 2006
Census
Yaziel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 283 people with the first name Yaziel, which placed it at #30,644 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
#30,644
National first-name rank
People counted
283
283 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yaziel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaziel is Hispanic at 93.6%. The next largest groups are White (2.5%) and Black (1.4%). 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 Yaziel 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 Yaziel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.6% · 265
- White2.5% · 7
- Black or African American1.4% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 3
- Two or more races1.1% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Popularity
Yaziel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yaziel 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 198 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
Yaziel 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 Yaziel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yaziels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Yaziel, while Florida, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 22 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yaziel
The name Yaziel is derived from the Hebrew language and can be traced back to ancient times. It is believed to have originated from the Hebrew words "Yah" and "El," which translate to "God" and "strength," respectively. The name is often interpreted to mean "God's strength" or "strength of God."
During the medieval period, the name Yaziel was associated with Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah. It was mentioned in some Kabbalistic texts as the name of an archangel or a high-ranking angel. Some sources suggest that Yaziel was believed to be the angel who presided over the celestial order and governed the movement of celestial bodies.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yaziel can be found in the 13th-century Kabbalistic work, the Sefer HaHezyonot (Book of Visions), written by Rabbi Nehemiah ben Shlomo. In this text, Yaziel is described as one of the angelic beings encountered during a mystical journey.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Yaziel. One of the earliest known figures was Yaziel ben Avigdor (born around 1120 CE), a renowned Jewish scholar and philosopher from Provence, France. He was renowned for his commentaries on the Talmud and his contributions to the study of Jewish law.
Another significant figure was Rabbi Yaziel Najar (1574-1646), a Jewish scholar and Kabbalist from Safed, in present-day Israel. He was known for his extensive knowledge of Jewish mysticism and his influential work, the Shomer Emunim (Guardian of the Faithful).
In the 19th century, Yaziel Navon (1823-1897) was a prominent Sephardic Jewish scholar and rabbi from Jerusalem. He served as the Hakham Bashi (Chief Rabbi) of the Sephardic community in Jerusalem and was highly respected for his expertise in Jewish law and tradition.
More recently, Yaziel Naftali (1917-1999) was an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament). He served as the Minister of Housing and Construction in the 1970s and played a significant role in shaping Israel's housing policies during that time.
Another notable figure was Yaziel Saidenberg (1920-2012), a Polish-born Israeli author and Holocaust survivor. He wrote several books about his experiences during World War II and his life in Israel after the war, providing valuable insights into that period of history.
These are just a few examples of individuals who have carried the name Yaziel throughout history, each contributing to various fields such as religion, scholarship, politics, and literature.
People
Yaziel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaziel 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
Yaziel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaziel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 399 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yaziel 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 859,033 US residents.
Is Yaziel a common name?
We classify Yaziel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 402 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yaziel most popular?
The single biggest year for Yaziel was 2024, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yaziel is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yaziel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 283 people with the name Yaziel, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,644 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 Yaziel 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 Yaziel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yaziel leans strongly male. 261 people counted with this name were male (94.2%), compared with 16 female bearers (5.8%). 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 Yaziel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yaziel is Hispanic at 93.6%. The next largest groups are White (2.5%) and Black (1.4%). 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 Yaziel most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yaziel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.6% (265 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 Yaziel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yaziel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yaziel 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.
Is Yaziel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yaziel 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 Yaziel 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 many people share the name Yaziel?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.