Is Jariel a boy or girl name?

Jariel is a boy’s name. Of the 2,227 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.8% were girls and 98.2% were boys.

Jariel

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Jariel was most popular in 2009, when 151 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,676 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,412, with 53 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,227 people named Jariel.

Jariel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jariel’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jariel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jariel is a boy’s name — 1.8% of the 2,227 Americans given it were girls and 98.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Jariel

Where Jariel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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