Yariel
Masculine
Yariel is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 2,028 boys against 10 girls since 1880.
Yariel is a Puerto Rican formation on the -iel ending — the Hebrew El, God — and it belongs to a naming tradition that has produced hundreds of such names.
How old is the name Yariel?
Yariel first appears in US birth records in 1991 — 34 years ago. The typical Yariel is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 2,000 people named Yariel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Yariel most popular?
Yariel peaked in 2010, reaching #1349 nationally. Today it ranks #1992, 643 places below that high. See the whole 2010 chart.
Lists built from the same records:
Where it comes from
From El to Yariel
Our story of Yariel
Our story of Yariel is a story of a naming tradition that makes new names by design. Puerto Rican and Dominican families from the 1970s have built given names freely from parts — Y fronts, -iel and -ier endings, syllables taken from both parents — producing thousands of forms found almost nowhere else. Yariel belongs to that workshop and appears in the American registers from the 1990s. The ending carries the Hebrew for God; the compound is Caribbean and recent.
Meaningscholars disagree
Not established
The -iel ending is the Hebrew El, 'God', which closes Gabriel, Daniel and Ezekiel and is entirely settled. The Yar- front is not documented as an element. Puerto Rican and Dominican naming from the 1970s built many names on this pattern. Only the ending has an origin.
How the name formed
- El
- Yariel
Related forms: Yariel · Jariel · El
Pronouncing Yariel
yah-ree-EL
Three syllables, stress on the third. Spanish says it the same way with crisper vowels.
Nicknames for Yariel
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
- 1991
- Most boys named
- 2010126 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1349reached in 2010
- Change vs 2024
- −2.6%76 in 2025, from 78
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.
Yariel in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Yariel in Spanish — same name
- Jariel in Spanish — spelling variant
- El in Hebrew — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, Texas, Florida.
Yariels among us
people named Yariel are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 22,475 born in 2025 was named Yariel
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 Cecilio test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Yariel's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Cecilio climbed just as high around 1945, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Cecilio's path sketches the road Yariel is walking now.
Yariel 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 Yariel is headed
Yariel should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
High 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.
Yariel beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Yariel in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The -iel ending carries the genuine Hebrew element for God.
- Yari and Ari are two short forms, both with real use.
- The end stress gives it a strong rhythm against a front-stressed surname.
- Only the ending has a documented origin.
- It reads as specifically Puerto Rican or Dominican.
- It will need spelling out in English-speaking contexts.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Yariel to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Yariel? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Yariel
Masculine · #1992 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Yariels are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,000 people named Yariel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Yariel in 2025?
- Yariel ranks #1992 among US boy names in 2025, with 76 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Yariel?
- About 1 in every 22,475 US boys born in 2025 was named Yariel — 76 in all.
- Will my child share the name Yariel with classmates?
- Yariel will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Yariel
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
Buck#1992 · Exodus#1992 · Cadence#1992 · Hashim#1992 · Ori#1992 · Paolo#1992 · Abubakr#1992 · Chosyn#1992
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Yariel? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Yariel and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle