Recorded 2006–2014 Girls' name Peak 2006 12 births

Cariel — girls' name

12 babies named Cariel in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s5
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Cariel was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cariel in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cariel

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Cariel between 2006 and 2014, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cariel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cariel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cariel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cariel 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 12 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.

Cariel at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

12

Since 2006

9 years of records

Peak year

2006

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2006

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2014

Cariel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2006

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20142006 7

Cariel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7 births that decade — 58% of Cariel's all-time total
2000s72010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cariel?
12 babies have been named Cariel since 2006. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
When was Cariel most popular?
Cariel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Cariel been used?
Cariel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 9 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Cariel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2006–2014 (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.