US rank #109 Boys' name Peak 2024 29,712 births

Adriel — #109 US boys' name

29,712 babies named Adriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s511960s401970s2001980s4811990s8582000s27642010s110992020s14219
#109
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.2% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Adriel was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

3,248 babies were named Adriel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 29,712 babies named Adriel between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adriel currently holds the #109 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 3,248 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adriel performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 14,219 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Adriel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6,569 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Adriel in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adriel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29,712 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adriel at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

29,712

Since 1952

73 years of records

Peak year

2024

3,248 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#109

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1952

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adriel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
3,248
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420152006199719881979197019551952 10

Adriel popularity over time — girls

1,091 total births recorded since 1977 (Adriel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 1,091 births
020406080100 202420182012200620001994198819821977 9

Adriel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
14,219 births that decade — 48% of Adriel's all-time total
1950s511960s401970s2001980s4811990s8582000s27642010s110992020s14219

Adriel by state

Where Adriel concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adriel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6,569 22.1%
#2 Texas
5,965 20.1%
#3 Arizona
1,623 5.5%
#4 Florida
1,571 5.3%
#5 New York
1,454 4.9%
#6 Illinois
1,038 3.5%
#7 Colorado
769 2.6%
#8 New Jersey
737 2.5%
California share of Adriel's total US births 22.1%
Even split

6,569 of 29,712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Adriel appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adriel?
29,712 babies have been named Adriel since 1952. It currently ranks #109 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 3,248 births.
When was Adriel most popular?
Adriel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14,219 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Adriel most popular?
The top states for the name Adriel are California (6,569 births), Texas (5,965 births), Arizona (1,623 births).
How long has the name Adriel been used?
Adriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 73 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adriel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adrian, Adrien, Adrain, Adriano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.