boy's name
Aviel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,804
Aviel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 137 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 137 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,200 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Aviel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 46 |
| 1990s | 99 |
| 2000s | 216 |
| 2010s | 477 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 579 |
How popular is Aviel?
In 2025, Aviel was given to 137 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aviel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aviel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aviel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aviel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aviel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aviel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aviel
How popular is the name Aviel?
In 2025, Aviel was given to 137 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Aviel a girl's or a boy's name?
Aviel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Aviel most popular?
Aviel peaked in 2025, when 137 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aviel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aviel currently ranks #1,398 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.