Unisex name · since 1986
Eriel
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 709 babies named Eriel, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,061 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 709
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eriel currently ranks #8061 among unisex names in America, with 709 babies recorded since 1986.
Eriel has 709 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8061 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #9,439 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,061 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 709 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eriel ranks #9,439 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,061 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 709 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,061 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 709
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eriel's 709 recorded births place it above 86.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Eriel compares
709 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Eriel's all-time total is 89% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eriel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 709 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eriel's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eriel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Eriel popularity over time - boys
110 total births recorded since 1994 (Eriel as boys' name)
Eriel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (270 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Eriel's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Eriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
270 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 270 births (38% of all-time use).
How Eriel 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 Eriel's total volume
Eriel by state
Where Eriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 30 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 23 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.7% |
30 of 709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Eriel's data
- Eriel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (270 total births) through the 2020s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Eriels (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Eriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Eriel 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.