Is Jeriel a boy or girl name?

Jeriel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,064 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Jeriel

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Jeriel was most popular in 2009, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,474 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,064 people named Jeriel.

Jeriel over time

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

Is Jeriel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jeriel is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 1,064 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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 Jeriel

Where Jeriel 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