Unisex name · since 1979
Auriel
870 babies named Auriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,623 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 870
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Auriel is the #7623 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 870 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Auriel recorded 870 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #7623 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #8,263 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,623 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 870 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Auriel ranks #8,263 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,623 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 870 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,623 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 870
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Auriel's 870 recorded births place it above 88.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Auriel compares
870 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Auriel's all-time total is 131% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Auriel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 870 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Auriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Auriel's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Auriel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Auriel popularity over time - boys
111 total births recorded since 2002 (Auriel as boys' name)
Auriel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (283 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Auriel's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Auriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
283 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 283 births (33% of all-time use).
How Auriel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Auriel's total volume
Auriel by state
Where Auriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
12 of 870 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Auriel's data
- Auriel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Auriels (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Auriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Auriel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.