Jeriel
Masculine · “founded by God”
Jeriel is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 1,058 boys against 6 girls since 1880.
Jeriel is a Hebrew name meaning founded by God, and it appears once in Chronicles among the sons of Issachar — a name with a single verse behind it and a clear meaning.
How old is the name Jeriel?
Jeriel first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Jeriel alive today was born around 2011, making them about 14 years old. About 1,000 people named Jeriel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jeriel most popular?
Jeriel peaked in 2009, reaching #2401 nationally. Today it ranks #3658, 1,257 places below that high. See the whole 2009 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Yeriel to Jeriel
The story of Jeriel
Jeriel is named once, in a genealogy of the tribe of Issachar in the first book of Chronicles, and the name did not go on to a career in English. Its modern use is recent and belongs chiefly to Spanish-speaking Christian families, who draw on the genealogies freely, and to English-speaking families reaching for -el names beyond the familiar four. It appears in American records from the 1990s onward.
Meaning
founded by God
From Hebrew elements meaning to found or establish and God; the same first element stands behind Jeremiah and Jericho, and the -el ending closes Daniel, Gabriel and Nathaniel.
How the name formed
- Yeriel
- Jeriel
Related forms: Yeriel · Jeriel
Pronouncing Jeriel
JAIR-ee-el
Three syllables, first stressed. Spanish gives heh-ree-EL, with the stress at the end.
Nicknames for Jeriel
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most boys named
- 200953 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2401reached in 2009
- Change vs 2024
- −21.1%30 in 2025, from 38
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jeriel in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Yeriel in Hebrew — same name
- Jeriel in Spanish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida, New York, Pennsylvania.
Jeriels among us
people named Jeriel are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 56,936 born in 2025 was named Jeriel
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Juanjose test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Jeriel's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Juanjose climbed just as high around 1987, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Juanjose's path sketches the road Jeriel is walking now.
Jeriel sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Jeriel is headed
Jeriel should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Jeriel beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Jeriel in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning that forms a complete phrase.
- The -el ending puts it in visible company with Gabriel and Daniel.
- A documented biblical name rather than a modern coinage.
- The English and Spanish pronunciations differ at the first letter and in stress.
- Jeriel, Yeriel and Jerial are all in use and none is fully standard.
- It is unfamiliar enough that he will spell it often.
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Masculine · #3658 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Jeriels are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,000 people named Jeriel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jeriel in 2025?
- Jeriel ranks #3658 among US boy names in 2025, with 30 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Jeriel?
- About 1 in every 56,936 US boys born in 2025 was named Jeriel — 30 in all.
- Will my child share the name Jeriel with classmates?
- Jeriel will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Jeriel
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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