Is Auriel a boy or girl name?

Auriel is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 981 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 88.7% were girls and 11.3% were boys.

Name Legacy

Auriel

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Auriel was most popular in 1991, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,703 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 981 people named Auriel.

Auriel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Auriel’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Auriel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Auriel is mostly a girl’s name — 88.7% of the 981 Americans given it were girls and 11.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 71% girls and 29% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Auriel

Explore further

See Auriel on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org