Yandel
Llandel Veguilla Malavé, best known by his stage name Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer who is a member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, Quien Contra Mí, in 2003. His second solo studio album, De Líder a Leyenda, was released in 2013 and was certified Gold (Latin) by the RIAA in 2014.
Meaning & Origin of Yandel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Llandel Veguilla Malavé, best known by his stage name Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer who is a member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, Quien Contra Mí, in 2003. His second solo studio album, De Líder a Leyenda, was released in 2013 and was certified Gold (Latin) by the RIAA in 2014.
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The Story of Yandel
Yandel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 511 Yandels were born — ranking #529 that year. As of 2026, Yandel ranks #3,159 for baby boys with 39 births, falling sharply (-30%). In total, more than 4K Yandels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yandel
Yandel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Yandel's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #529. Use the chart and map above to compare Yandel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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