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Yechiel

Boy's name · #1917 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Yechiel is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1959, it stood at #1917 in 2025; about 2,000 boys have been named Yechiel along the way.

Across the states

In recent years, Yechiel ran 3–11× its national rate in New York and New Jersey.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Yechiel ranks in other countries and regions.

#3,778 in Canada (2024).

Famous Yechiels

• Yechiel of Paris — Person associated with Hebrew manuscripts
• Yechiel Michel Epstein — Lithuanian rabbi (1829–1908)
• Yechiel Hameiri — Israeli footballer
• Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg — Polish rabbi (1884–1966)
• Yechiel Michel of Zlotshov — Hasidic rabbi of Zolochiv

What Yechiels become

Among 32 notable people named Yechiel:

Artists & writers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yechiel Shemi, Israeli artist (1922–2003).

Similar names: Sylis · Ike · Shmiel · Haziel · Aviel · Zuriel

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