unisex name
Oriel
- Origin Latin
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 511
Ireland
#848
2004 births
Oriel is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 33% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Oriel is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 35 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Oriel started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Oriel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 21 |
| 1980s | 59 |
| 1990s | 63 |
| 2000s | 63 |
| 2010s | 94 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 148 |
How popular is Oriel?
In 2025, Oriel was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Oriel 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 Oriel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Oriel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Oriel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Oriel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Oriel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Oriel
How popular is the name Oriel?
In 2025, Oriel was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Oriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Oriel is used for both girls and boys. About 33% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Oriel most popular?
Oriel peaked in 2024, when 35 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Oriel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Oriel currently ranks #4,395 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.
Was Oriel originally a boys' or girls' name?
Oriel was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.