Unisex name · since 1976

Gariel

40 babies named Gariel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,694 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 1976
2010s
peak decade

40 boys have been named Gariel since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Gariel has 40 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 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2022.

  • #23,694 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 40 born since 1976
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gariel ranks #23,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.

#23,694 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 1976
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gariel's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gariel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Gariel's SSA record in two at 2017 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 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Gariel popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
456789 1976200120072017201820192022 5

Gariel popularity over time - girls

6 total births recorded since 1997 (Gariel as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 1997 6

Gariel by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 43% of the file).

2010s was Gariel's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Gariel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gariel? ▼
Gariel has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,694 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 8 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Gariel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gariel ranks #23,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gariel most popular? ▼
Gariel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Is Gariel a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Gariel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 40 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Gariel been used? ▼
Records for Gariel go back to 1976, giving 47 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Gariel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Gariel's data

  • Gariel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Gariel

Nearby Names Like Gariel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gariel

Gary Boy
#1073 902,152 births
Garrett Boy
#564 135,762 births
Garry Boy
#5869 47,670 births
Garland Boy
#6812 23,857 births
Garret Boy
#7202 13,247 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Elburn
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Santa
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Esper
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Clate
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gariel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–2022 (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 Gariel 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.