girl's name
Feriel
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,940
Feriel is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2013, when 90 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1945.
Feriel over time
Births per decade in France, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 70 |
| 1990s | 200 |
| 2000s | 580 |
| 2010s | 760 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 250 |
How popular is Feriel?
In 2025, Feriel was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Feriel is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Feriel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Fériel | Fériel is a rare spelling of Feriel, written with an acute accent and recorded about 335 times, mostly in France. | 335 |
Names that peaked alongside Feriel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Feriel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Feriel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Feriel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Feriel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Feriel
How popular is the name Feriel?
In 2025, Feriel was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Feriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Feriel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Feriel most popular?
Feriel peaked in 2013, when 90 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Feriel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Feriel currently ranks #1,818 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.