Yecheskel
A masculine Hebrew name meaning "God will strengthen".
Name Census estimates that about 382 living Americans carry the first name Yecheskel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yecheskel today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yecheskel births was 2021 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yecheskel. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yecheskel with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
382
~ 1 in 897,263 Americans
Peak year
2021
22 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,428
Tracked since 1975
Census
Yecheskel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 267 people with the first name Yecheskel, which placed it at #31,863 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
#31,863
National first-name rank
People counted
267
267 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
98.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yecheskel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yecheskel is White at 98.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.1%) and Black (0.4%). 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 Yecheskel 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 Yecheskel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White98.1% · 262
- Two or more races1.1% · 3
- Black or African American0.4% · 1
- Hispanic or Latino0.4% · 1
Popularity
Yecheskel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yecheskel from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 118 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yecheskel remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yecheskel 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 Yecheskel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yecheskels live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yecheskel
The given name Yecheskel is derived from the Hebrew name Yeḥezqel, which is traced back to biblical origins. It is a masculine name that means "God strengthens" or "God will strengthen" in Hebrew. The name Yeḥezqel is composed of two Hebrew roots: "yeḥez" meaning "strength" and "el" referring to God.
This name is found in the Hebrew Bible, where it is attributed to the prophet Ezekiel, who lived in the 6th century BCE and delivered God's messages to the Israelites during the Babylonian exile. The Book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament records his visions and prophecies, which played a significant role in Jewish and Christian traditions.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yecheskel dates back to the 1st century CE, when a Jewish scholar and sage named Yecheskel ben Avraham lived in ancient Judea. He is mentioned in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism, for his contributions to the interpretation of Jewish law.
During the Middle Ages, the name Yecheskel was relatively common among Jews living in Europe and the Middle East. One notable figure was Yecheskel ben Yehuda, a 13th-century Spanish rabbi and philosopher who wrote commentaries on various Jewish texts, including the Torah and the Talmud.
In the 16th century, Yecheskel Landau was a prominent Polish Jewish scholar and rabbinical authority. He authored several influential works on Jewish law and ethics, and his rulings were widely respected throughout the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe.
Another notable bearer of the name was Yecheskel Katzenellenbogen, a 17th-century German rabbi and author. He wrote several books on Jewish law and ethics, and his works were widely studied in Jewish communities across Europe.
In more recent times, Yecheskel Lichtenstein was a Lithuanian-born Israeli rabbi and rosh yeshiva (head of a Talmudic academy) who lived from 1888 to 1973. He was a renowned scholar and leader in the Lithuanian branch of Orthodox Judaism, and his teachings had a significant impact on Jewish religious education.
While the name Yecheskel has its roots in ancient Hebrew and biblical tradition, it has remained in use among Jewish communities throughout history, with various individuals bearing this name and contributing to the rich tapestry of Jewish scholarship and religious life.
People
Yecheskel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yecheskel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yecheskel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yecheskel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 382 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yecheskel 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 897,263 US residents.
Is Yecheskel a common name?
We classify Yecheskel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 389 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yecheskel most popular?
The single biggest year for Yecheskel was 2021, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yecheskel is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yecheskel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 267 people with the name Yecheskel, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,863 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 Yecheskel 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 Yecheskel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yecheskel appears almost entirely male. Of the 268 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Yecheskel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yecheskel is White at 98.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.1%) and Black (0.4%). 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 Yecheskel most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Yecheskel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.1% (262 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 Yecheskel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yecheskel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yecheskel 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 Yecheskel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yecheskel 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 Yecheskel 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 Yecheskel?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Yecheskel, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.