Boys' name · since 1982
Jariel
2,188 babies named Jariel in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,114 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,532 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,188
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jariel currently ranks #2532 among boys' names in America, with 2,188 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jariel has been recorded 2,188 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #2532 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #3,114 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,532 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,188 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jariel ranks #3,114 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,532 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,188 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,114 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,532 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,188
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jariel's 2,188 recorded births place it above 93.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jariel compares
2,188 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jariel's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jariel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,188 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 151 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jariel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jariel's full recorded timeline at 2006, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 151 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jariel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Jariel popularity over time - girls
39 total births recorded since 1998 (Jariel as girls' name)
Jariel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,097 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Jariel's strongest decade.
1,097 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jariel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
588 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,097 births
- 2020s 365
2020s
365 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,097 births (50% of all-time use).
How Jariel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jariel's total volume
Jariel by state
Where Jariel concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 518 | 23.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 265 | 12.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 206 | 9.4% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 182 | 8.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 145 | 6.6% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 64 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 59 | 2.7% |
| #8 | California | | 13 | 0.6% |
518 of 2,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jariel appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jariel's data
- Jariel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,097 total births); usage has since declined to 365 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jariels (518 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jariel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Jariel 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.