Recorded 1976–2017 Boys' name Peak 1981 261 births

Duriel — boys' name

261 babies named Duriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s571980s1592000s312010s14
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Duriel was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

36 babies were named Duriel in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Duriel between 1976 and 2017, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duriel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duriel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Duriel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Duriel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duriel 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 261 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.

Duriel at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

261

Since 1976

42 years of records

Peak year

1981

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1976

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2017

Duriel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1976

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1981)
36
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
010203040 20172007200319861983198019771976 9

Duriel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
159 births that decade — 61% of Duriel's all-time total
1970s571980s1592000s312010s14

Duriel by state

Where Duriel concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Duriel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.3%
#2 Florida
5 1.9%
California share of Duriel's total US births 2.3%
Even split

6 of 261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duriel?
261 babies have been named Duriel since 1976. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1981 with 36 births.
When was Duriel most popular?
Duriel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Duriel most popular?
The top states for the name Duriel are California (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Duriel been used?
Duriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 42 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Duriel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Durward, Durwood, Durrell, Durell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1976–2017 (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.