Fun Facts About the Name Yareliz
- 224 babies named Yareliz: U.S. records list 224 babies given the name Yareliz from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yareliz Mean?
Yareliz is a modern given name used mainly in Spanish-speaking communities, especially in Puerto Rico and among Latin American families in the United States. It is generally understood as a compound: a short opening element, Yara- or Yari-, joined to the ending -liz. That ending is widespread in Spanish-language names and goes back to Elizabeth (Spanish Isabel), from Hebrew Elisheva, traditionally explained as "God is my oath."
The first element is not fixed, so the name has no single agreed meaning. Yara on its own has more than one unrelated origin, which means the source of the opening syllables in Yareliz cannot be confirmed. Only the -liz portion has a clear derivation; the name as a whole is a compound with an uncertain overall meaning.
Yareliz Name History & Origins
Yareliz belongs to a broad group of Spanish-language given names formed by pairing a distinctive opening element with a familiar ending. The -liz ending has been particularly common in Puerto Rico and in Latino communities on the U.S. mainland, where it appears in many girls' names. Yareliz follows this pattern, and its first element is shared with names such as Yara and Yari, though those names have their own separate histories and are not necessarily its direct source.
Because the name is not attached to a saint, a classical myth, or a well-known literary work, it does not have the long documented record of older names. It circulates in the same settings as other Spanish-American names and is sometimes written with variants such as Yaraliz or Yariliz. Its use reflects an ongoing naming fashion rather than one traceable point of origin.
How Popular is the Name Yareliz?
Yareliz has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #7,386 in 2007.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,866 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #13,395 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #9,642 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #17,551 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,730 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #18,326 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,817 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #14,420 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,105 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #10,971 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #9,097 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,124 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #11,211 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #9,362 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #8,949 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #7,386 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #7,470 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #8,859 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #14,127 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #11,294 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #13,468 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #14,072 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #15,754 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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