unisex name
Kariel
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 118
Kariel is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 70% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Kariel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 30 |
| 2010s | 37 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 29 |
How popular is Kariel?
In 2025, Kariel was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Kariel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kariel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kariel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kariel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kariel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kariel
How popular is the name Kariel?
In 2025, Kariel was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kariel a girl's or a boy's name?
Kariel is used for both girls and boys. About 70% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kariel most popular?
Kariel peaked in 2007, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kariel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kariel currently ranks #14,691 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.