Yareli is a modern name popular among Mexican-American families; its origin is uncertain, and it is usually explained as a variant of Yaretzi, a name of claimed Nahuatl origin that is popularly translated as "you will always be loved". It belongs to a group of melodic Y- names like Yaritza and Yaretzi that rose in the 2000s. Yareli entered the US top 1000 in 2002, peaked at number 511 in 2009 and ranks number 794 in 2025.