Zuriel
Masculine · “God is my rock”
Zuriel is given to both — 1,966 boys and 502 girls since 1880. See Zuriel as a girl nameSee other names given to both
Zuriel is God is my rock — a Hebrew statement, and the name of a Levite chief in the book of Numbers.
How old is the name Zuriel?
Zuriel first appears in US birth records in 1977 — 48 years ago. The typical Zuriel alive today was born around 2011, making them about 14 years old. About 1,900 people named Zuriel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Zuriel most popular?
Zuriel peaked in 2014, reaching #1641 nationally. Today it ranks #1708, 67 places below that high. See the whole 2014 chart.
Where it comes from
From tzur El to Zuriel
The story of Zuriel
Zuriel is named in Numbers as chief of the Merarite Levites. The rock image runs through Hebrew poetry — the Lord is my rock and my fortress — and made the element productive. The name has returned to American use in the 2000s, part of the wider revival of obscure biblical names, and is in current use.
Meaning
God is my rock
From the Hebrew Tzuri'el — tzur, 'rock' or 'cliff', and El, 'God'. The rock is a standing image for God throughout the Psalms. The same tzur element opens Zurishaddai. The Hebrew is ordinary and the reading undisputed.
How the name formed
- tzur El
- Tzuri'el
- Zuriel
Related forms: צוריאל · Zuriel · Tzuriel
Pronouncing Zuriel
ZOOR-ee-el
Three syllables, stress on the first. Hebrew Tzuri'el begins with a ts sound and stresses the last syllable.
Nicknames for Zuriel
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
- 1977
- Most boys named
- 202497 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1641reached in 2014
- Change vs 2024
- −2.1%95 in 2025, from 97
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.
Zuriel in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- צוריאל in Hebrew — transliteration
- Zuriel in Spanish — same name
- Tzuriel in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, New York.
Zuriels among us
people named Zuriel are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 17,980 born in 2025 was named Zuriel
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 Cross test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Zuriel's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Cross climbed just as high around 1998, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Cross's path sketches the road Zuriel is walking now.
Zuriel is climbing fast right now. Steep climbs tend to come with steep descents — the quicker a name arrives, the more firmly it belongs to its moment.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Zuriel is headed
Zuriel looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 27% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
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.
Zuriel beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Zuriel in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is a complete statement and is undisputed.
- The rock image is one of the great figures of Hebrew poetry.
- Zuri is available as a short form that is a real Swahili name.
- The Hebrew initial is a ts sound that English flattens to z.
- It is rare enough to be asked about constantly.
- The stress placement differs between Hebrew and English readings.
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Zuriel
Masculine · #1708 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Zuriels are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,900 people named Zuriel are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Zuriel in 2025?
- Zuriel ranks #1708 among US boy names in 2025, with 95 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Zuriel?
- About 1 in every 17,980 US boys born in 2025 was named Zuriel — 95 in all.
- Will my child share the name Zuriel with classmates?
- Zuriel will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Zuriel
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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