Is Eriel a boy or girl name?

Eriel is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 819 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 86.6% were girls and 13.4% were boys.

Name Legacy

Eriel

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Eriel was most popular in 2014, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,585 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 819 people named Eriel.

Eriel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Eriel’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Eriel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Eriel is mostly a girl’s name — 86.6% of the 819 Americans given it were girls and 13.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 83% girls and 17% 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 Eriel

Explore further

See Eriel on the interactive charts

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