unisex name
Peniel
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 627
Peniel is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 51% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Peniel 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 | 5 |
| 2000s | 59 |
| 2010s | 174 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
How popular is Peniel?
In 2025, Peniel was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Peniel 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.
How Peniel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Péniel | Péniel is a rare spelling of Peniel, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Peniel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Peniel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Peniel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Peniel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Peniel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Peniel
How popular is the name Peniel?
In 2025, Peniel was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Peniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Peniel is used for both girls and boys. About 51% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Peniel most popular?
Peniel peaked in 2020, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Peniel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Peniel currently ranks #2,572 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.