boy's name
Jariel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,227
Jariel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 151 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 62,555 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Jariel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 28 |
| 1990s | 115 |
| 2000s | 622 |
| 2010s | 1,097 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 365 |
How popular is Jariel?
In 2025, Jariel was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Jariel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jariel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jariel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jariel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jariel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jariel
How popular is the name Jariel?
In 2025, Jariel was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jariel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jariel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jariel most popular?
Jariel peaked in 2009, when 151 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jariel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jariel currently ranks #2,529 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.