Boys' name · since 1976
Duriel
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.
- #11,416 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 261
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Duriel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 261 have been recorded since 1976.
Duriel has 261 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2017.
- #11,416 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 261 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Duriel ranks #11,416 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 261 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,416 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 261
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Duriel's 261 recorded births place it above 74.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Duriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Duriel's full recorded timeline at 1986, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Duriel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2017
- Peak year (1981)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Duriel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (159 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Duriel's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Duriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 57
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 159 births (61% of all-time use).
Duriel by state
Where Duriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.9% |
6 of 261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Duriel's data
- Duriel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Duriels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Duriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1976–2017 (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 Duriel 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.