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Yadiel

♂ Boy

Pronounced yah-dee-EL /jɑˌdiˈɛl/High

Meaning: A Spanish-language compound Hebrew name, possibly from yad (hand) and El (God), meaning 'God is my hand' or 'God's hand'; also interpreted as a variant of Jadiel or Yadael from the Hebrew root yadah (to praise) and El (God)Medium

In 30 seconds: Yadiel is a Hebrew-rooted Spanish-language name meaning God is my hand or praised by God. Widely used among Puerto Rican and Latino communities in the United States, it carries both spiritual depth and a melodic sound.
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Origin MediumHebrew, Spanish
MeaningA Spanish-language compound Hebrew name, possibly from yad (hand) and El (God), meaning 'God is my hand' or 'God's hand'; also interpreted as a variant of Jadiel or Yadael from the Hebrew root yadah (to praise) and El (God)
U.S. rank (2025)#839 ↗ Rising
2025 U.S. births294 boys (0.02% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2025
Total births (all-time)≈ 4,224

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202519992025

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Yadiel is a Spanish-influenced compound of Hebrew elements. The most plausible interpretation combines yad (hand) with El (God), giving 'God is my hand' — a metaphor for divine strength and guidance. An alternative reading connects it to the Hebrew root yadah (to give thanks, to praise), yielding 'praised by God'. Both interpretations carry profound spiritual meaning within the Judeo-Christian framework.

Yadiel is most commonly found among Puerto Rican families and the broader Latino community in the United States. It reflects the Puerto Rican naming tradition of taking Hebrew biblical elements and recombining them with Spanish sound patterns to produce names that feel culturally familiar yet spiritually rooted. The name appears consistently on Puerto Rican birth records and U.S. SSA data for Hispanic communities.

Did you know? Yadiel is particularly popular in Puerto Rico, reflecting the island's strong Catholic tradition and its naming culture that blends biblical Hebrew names with Spanish phonological patterns to create distinctive, spiritually meaningful names.
Overall data confidence 72%
Hebrew root dictionaries — yad and yadah — component etymologyU.S. Social Security Administration — Yadiel frequency in U.S. name data

Variations

JadielYadaelYadeel

Nicknames

YadiYade

Famous Bearers

  • ★Yadiel Hernández (born 1987)
    Yadiel Hernández (born 9 October 1987 in Matanzas, Cuba) is a Cuban-American professional baseball outfielder who spent six seasons with the Cocodrilos de Matanzas in Cuba's domestic league before defecting to the United States during a tournament in North Carolina in 2015. The Washington Nationals signed him, and he rose through their minor league system to be named organizational Minor League Player of the Year in 2019 after leading the system in home runs (33), RBIs (90), batting average (.323), and OPS (1.009). He made his MLB debut on 10 September 2020 at the age of 32 — one of the oldest first-time major leaguers in recent memory — and spent four seasons with Washington through 2023.

If you like Yadiel…

Jadiel— the most direct variant with the same Hebrew compound structure
Ezekiel— shares the -iel suffix (God element) and three-syllable Hebrew-Spanish feel
Nathaniel— fellow multi-syllable Hebrew -iel name used in Latino communities
Ezriel— same Hebrew -el construction and spiritual meaning

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Yadiel mean?

Yadiel likely means God is my hand or praised by God, from the Hebrew yad (hand) and El (God), or from yadah (to praise) and El.

How do you pronounce Yadiel?

It is said yah-dee-EL, with three syllables.

Where is Yadiel popular?

Yadiel is most common in Puerto Rico and among Puerto Rican and Latino communities in the United States.

Is Yadiel a biblical name?

Yadiel is built from Hebrew biblical elements but does not appear as a name in the canonical Hebrew Bible.

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