Yechiel
Yechiel is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning "May God live" or "God shall live". Alternative spellings of Yechiel include Jehiel, Yehiel, Yechi'el, and Yiddish variants include Ichel, Ychel, Echiel, Cheil, and Chil.
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Yechiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yechiel is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning "May God live" or "God shall live". Alternative spellings of Yechiel include Jehiel, Yehiel, Yechi'el, and Yiddish variants include Ichel, Ychel, Echiel, Cheil, and Chil.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Yechiel
American parents first put Yechiel on the record books as a baby boy name in 1959, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 85 Yechiels were born — ranking #1,904 that year. About 30% of every Yechiel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yechiel ranks #1,904 for baby boys with 85 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yechiel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yechiel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yehiel
Notable people named Yechiel
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Yehiel Bar (born 1975), Israeli politician
- Jehiel Brooks (1797–1886), American soldier and politician
- Yehiel De-Nur (1909–2001), Israeli writer
- Yehiel Dresner (1922–1947), Israeli paramilitary fighter
- Yechiel Eckstein (1951–2019), American rabbi
- Yechiel Fishel Eisenbach (1925–2008), Israeli rabbi
- Jehiel R. Elyachar (1898–1989), American engineer
- Yechiel Michel Epstein (1829–1908), Lithuanian rabbi
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Names that sound like Yechiel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Yechiel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yackel
- Yockel
- Ucal
- Yokel
- Hukill
- Ugle
- Ugl
- Heckle
- Jekyll
- Heckel
- Shekel
- Seckel
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About the name Yechiel
Yechiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Yechiel's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,884. Use the chart and map above to compare Yechiel'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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