Fun Facts About the Name Yasiel
- 888 babies named Yasiel: U.S. records list 888 babies given the name Yasiel from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yasiel Mean?
Yasiel is generally explained as meaning "God has made" or "made by God." The name is understood as a Spanish-language form of the biblical Hebrew name Yaʿasiel (יַעֲשִׂיאֵל), which is built from the verb ʿasah, "to make" or "to do," and El, "God." The literal sense is close to "God has acted" or "God has made"; "God has made" is the customary English rendering.
The initial Y reflects Spanish spelling rather than the Hebrew letters. Hebrew yod at the start of a name is normally written with Spanish Y, so the biblical Jaasiel and the modern Yasiel represent the same name in different orthographic traditions. The shorter biblical name Asiel (עֲשִׂיאֵל), which shares the El ending, is sometimes given a similar sense, but it is a separate name in the text.
Yasiel Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name behind Yasiel appears in the books of Chronicles. In 1 Chronicles 27:21, Jaasiel son of Abner is named as a leader of the tribe of Benjamin in the organization of King David's kingdom. In 1 Chronicles 11:47, a man called Jasiel is listed among David's fighting men. These are minor figures rather than major biblical characters, but they are the earliest recorded uses of the name. Spanish translations of the Bible traditionally render these figures as Jaasiel and Jasiel, and it is from that Spanish biblical usage that the name entered the pool of Spanish given names.
Yasiel, spelled with an initial Y, is the form that took hold in Spanish-speaking communities, particularly in Cuba and among Cuban families abroad. In Spanish, Y and J can stand for closely related sounds, and Y is the usual Spanish letter for the consonant at the start of this Hebrew name, which explains the spelling difference from the Bible forms. The name is used as a given name rather than as a word with a separate Spanish meaning, and its history beyond the biblical name and its Spanish transmission is not documented in detail.
How Popular is the Name Yasiel?
Yasiel 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 2018. Its best rank was #1,704 in 2018.
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 | #1,916 | 82 | 0.0048% |
| 2024 | #2,005 | 77 | 0.0045% |
| 2023 | #2,650 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2022 | #2,113 | 71 | 0.0041% |
| 2021 | #2,647 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2020 | #2,436 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2019 | #2,018 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 2018 | #1,704 | 93 | 0.0051% |
| 2017 | #2,316 | 57 | 0.0031% |
| 2016 | #2,989 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #2,599 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2014 | #2,062 | 69 | 0.0036% |
| 2013 | #2,953 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2012 | #7,030 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #5,195 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #8,115 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #6,079 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #9,844 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #8,705 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #8,275 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #12,714 | 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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How the Name Yasiel Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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