Yanelis
Feminine
Yanelis ends in an s, and that terminal is doing specific work in Latin American naming. Yarelis, Yanelis, Anais and Mailis all carry it, and it gives a name a crisp finish that the open-vowel endings do not — the difference between Yaneli and Yanelis is entirely in how the word stops. Its peak is 2014.
How old is the name Yanelis?
Yanelis first appears in US birth records in 1982 — 43 years ago. The typical Yanelis alive today was born around 2009, making them about 16 years old. About 700 people named Yanelis are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Yanelis most popular?
Yanelis peaked in 2014, reaching #3425 nationally. Today it ranks #6116, 2,691 places below that high. See the whole 2014 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Yaneli to Yanelis
Our story of Yanelis
Endings that close on a consonant behave differently from endings that close on a vowel, and Spanish-language naming uses both deliberately. An open ending — Yaneli, Maria, Ana — leaves the name hanging slightly, which suits the language's rhythm and is why the great majority of Spanish women's names do it. A consonant ending stops the word: Yanelis, Beatriz, Mercedes, Dolores. The effect is firmer and a little more formal, and it is noticeably less common on modern names, which makes it distinctive. So the s in Yanelis is not decorative and is not a plural; it is a rhythmic choice, and a family making it is choosing a name that ends rather than one that trails. That is a real decision about how a name will sound every day for a lifetime.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No documented meaning. The name belongs to the Ya- family of Mexican, Caribbean and Central American coinages that also produced Yareli, Yanelli and Yaritza, none of which has a traceable etymology. The -lis or -elis ending is a productive terminal in that family and carries no content. Any translation circulated for Yanelis online is unattributable, and the various glosses offered contradict one another.
How the name formed
- Yaneli
- Yanelis
Related forms: Yaneli · Yanelly · Yarelis
Pronouncing Yanelis
yah-NEH-lees
Three syllables, stress in the middle, with the y as in yes and a clean s at the end. English speakers sometimes stress the first syllable, which changes the rhythm; the middle stress is the one used where the name is common.
Nicknames for Yanelis
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1982
- Most girls named
- 201446 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3425reached in 2014
- Change vs 2024
- −13.6%19 in 2025, from 22
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Yanelis in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Yaneli in Spanish — related form
- Yanelly in Spanish — related form
- Yarelis in Spanish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida, New York.
Yaneliss among us
people named Yanelis are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 84,593 born in 2025 was named Yanelis
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Yanelis
- #6116
- Yanelis on the 2025 chart
- #920
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Yanelis went to 19 girls in 2025, but Yaneliz and Yanelys are the same name said out loud. Together the 3 spellings went to 40, which makes it the 920th most-given girls’ name of the year — 5,196 places above the chart.
- Yanelis19
- Yaneliz16
- Yanelys5
About 1 girl in 40,182 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 84,593 for Yanelis itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Shamyra test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Yanelis's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Shamyra climbed just as high around 1987, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Shamyra's path sketches the road Yanelis is walking now.
Yanelis sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Yanelis beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Yanelis in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Yani and Lis are both usable short forms with different characters.
- The consonant ending gives the name a firm, distinctive finish.
- The spelling is fully phonetic in Spanish.
- English speakers regularly stress the wrong syllable.
- There is no documented meaning to give when asked.
- It is close to Yaneli, Yanelli and Yarelis and will be misheard as any of them.
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Frequently asked
- How many Yaneliss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Yanelis are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Yanelis?
- Yanelis is the most-used spelling in US records — 19 of the 40 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Yaneliz and Yanelys.
- How popular is the name Yanelis in 2025?
- Yanelis ranks #6116 among US girl names in 2025, with 19 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Yanelis?
- About 1 in every 84,593 US girls born in 2025 was named Yanelis — 19 in all.
- Will my child share the name Yanelis with classmates?
- Yanelis will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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