Yidel
Yidel is a name with a single cultural origin: Yiddish.
- Yiddish
Meaning & Origin of Yidel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yidel is a name with a single cultural origin: Yiddish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yiddish
The Story of Yidel
American parents first put Yidel on the record books as a baby boy name in 1990, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 18 Yidels were born — ranking #5,104 that year. About 39% of every Yidel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yidel ranks #7,616 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 294 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yidel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yidel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yudel
Names that sound like Yidel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Yidel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yodel
- Yodle
- Udall
- Widdle
- Widl
- Utile
- Weddle
- Util
- Wedel
- Weddell
- Utal
- Wedell
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Yidel
Yidel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 294 births in the dataset. Yidel's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #5,104. Use the chart and map above to compare Yidel'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.