Asiel
Asiel was the 2484th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2149th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 751 places. More babies were named Asiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Aziel) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,484 boys, up 366 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202367 babies
- Total since 1880
- 871babies recorded
What does the name Asiel mean?
Asiel is a spelling of Aziel, pronounced the same way, so it shares Aziel's meaning and origin.
Aziel appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of a Levite musician in 1 Chronicles 15:20, who is called Jaaziel elsewhere in the same chapter; Wikipedia lists him among minor biblical figures. The name ends in El, 'God', but our sources give no reliable meaning for the first part. Popular glosses such as 'God is my strength' are not supported by the dictionaries we checked. In the US it is a recent boy's name.
How sure is this? Not documented. Biblical name with the element El 'God'; the first element's meaning is not documented in our sources.
Related names: Jaaziel, Azriel, Uziel.
Sources for this meaning
- Hebrew Bible, I Chronicles 15:20, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria; verse reference and facts only, not quoted
- Wikipedia, 'List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, A–K', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Asiel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2010.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,484 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,850 | 42 |
| 2010 | #6,726 | 12 |
| 2000 | #5,953 | 11 |
| 1990 | #8,201 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Asiel, counting every spelling?
Asiel is a spelling of Aziel, a name family that ranked #194 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,484 for Asiel on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,042 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aziel | 1,975 | #186 | 7,000 |
| Asiel | 54 | #2,484 | 285 |
| Aciel | 13 | #6,450 | 60 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Asiel?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Asiel (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Asiel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Asiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Asiel?
About 900 people born in the US named Asiel are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Asiel a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Asiel by state
How common Asiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×), California (1.5×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Asiel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Asiel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Asiel
How popular is the name Asiel?
Asiel was the 2484th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2149th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 751 places. More babies were named Asiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Asiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Asiel in the US.
Where is Asiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Asiel was most common in Texas (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Arizona.