Yasiel
Yasiel Puig Valdés is a Cuban-born American professional baseball right fielder for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Canadian Baseball League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians, and in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes. He also played in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
Meaning & Origin of Yasiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yasiel Puig Valdés is a Cuban-born American professional baseball right fielder for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Canadian Baseball League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians, and in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes. He also played in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
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The Story of Yasiel
The earliest SSA record of Yasiel as a baby boy name dates back to 2003, when 5 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 93 newborns named Yasiel — #1,687 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Yasiel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yasiel ranks #2,033 for baby boys with 76 births, gradually rising (+6%). All told, over 955 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Yasiel
Yasiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 955 births in the dataset. Yasiel's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,687. Use the chart and map above to compare Yasiel'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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