Yeudiel
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "The praise of God".
Name Census estimates that about 109 living Americans carry the first name Yeudiel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yeudiel today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yeudiel births was 2012 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yeudiel. 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
109
~ 1 in 3,144,535 Americans
Peak year
2012
14 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2022 SSA rank
#14,260
Tracked since 2002
Popularity
Yeudiel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yeudiel 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 70 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yeudiel remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yeudiel 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 Yeudiel 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 Yeudiel
The name Yeudiel has its origins in Hebrew, and is believed to have first emerged during the biblical period. It is derived from the Hebrew words "Yah" meaning "God" and "el" meaning "powerful" or "mighty". The name can thus be interpreted as meaning "God is mighty" or "God is powerful".
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yeudiel can be found in the Book of Ezra, a book of the Hebrew Bible written in the 5th century BC. Here, Yeudiel is mentioned as the name of a Levite who assisted in the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
While not a particularly common name throughout history, there are a few notable individuals who have borne the name Yeudiel. One of the earliest was Yeudiel ben Moses, a 13th century Jewish philosopher and physician from Arles, France. His works included treatises on astronomy and mathematics.
Another Yeudiel of note was Yeudiel Epstein, a 19th century Jewish scholar and author from Belarus. He wrote extensively on topics related to Jewish law and tradition, and his works were widely studied in yeshivas across Eastern Europe.
In more modern times, Yeudiel Gonzalez was a Cuban baseball player who played for the Kansas City Athletics and Boston Red Sox in the 1960s. He was born in 1935 and passed away in 2012.
Yeudiel Nazirizik was an Israeli author and playwright who was active in the latter half of the 20th century. He was born in 1933 and his works often explored themes of immigration and the Jewish diaspora experience.
Finally, Yeudiel Ramirez is a contemporary Mexican artist known for his abstract and surrealist paintings. He was born in 1973 and continues to exhibit his work internationally.
People
Yeudiel + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yeudiel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yeudiel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 109 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yeudiel 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 3,144,535 US residents.
Is Yeudiel a common name?
We classify Yeudiel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 65.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 110 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yeudiel most popular?
The single biggest year for Yeudiel was 2012, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yeudiel is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Yeudiel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yeudiel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yeudiel 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 Yeudiel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yeudiel 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 Yeudiel 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Yeudiel?
Want to know how many people have the name Yeudiel? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.