Yariel
Yariel was the 2005th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1357th with 126 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 440 places. More babies were named Yariel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,005 boys, down 134 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010126 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,038babies recorded
Yariel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 2009.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,005 | 76 |
| 2020 | #1,871 | 80 |
| 2010 | #1,357 | 126 |
| 2000 | #8,184 | 8 |
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How popular is Yariel, counting every spelling?
Yariel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yariel?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yariel (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yariel 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 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yariel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yariel?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Yariel are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Yariel 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.
Yariel by state
How common Yariel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.7×), New York (2.2×), Florida (1.9×). In 42 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 Yariel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yariel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yariel
How popular is the name Yariel?
Yariel was the 2005th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1357th with 126 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 440 places. More babies were named Yariel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yariel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yariel in the US.
Where is Yariel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yariel was most common in New Jersey (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Massachusetts.