Yanel first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1978. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1994, 17 babies received the name (ranked #5708). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #17255), with roughly 6 babies named Yanel each year. Yanel's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 205 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.