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Yechiel

“May God live” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1906 in the US (2025) · Trending

Yechiel has appeared in US records since 1959 — best rank #1884 (2014) · 1,971 babies named Yechiel all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yechiels

• Yechiel of Paris — person associated with Hebrew manuscripts
• Yechiel Michel Epstein — Lithuanian rabbi (1829–1908)
• Yechiel Hameiri — Israeli footballer
• Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg — Polish rabbi (1884–1966)
• Yechiel Michel of Zlotshov — Hasidic rabbi of Zolochiv

What Yechiels become

Among 32 notable people named Yechiel:

Artists & writers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yechiel Shemi, Israeli artist (1922-2003).

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