Recorded 2007–2018 Boys' name Peak 2014 31 births

Jayriel — boys' name

31 babies named Jayriel in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

31 boys have been named Jayriel since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

31
total births
2007–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Jayriel was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jayriel in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Jayriel between 2007 and 2018, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayriel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayriel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jayriel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayriel 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 31 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.

Jayriel at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

31

Since 2007

12 years of records

Peak year

2014

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2007

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jayriel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2007

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2014)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Jayriel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 65% of Jayriel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayriel?
31 babies have been named Jayriel since 2007. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2014 with 8 births.
When was Jayriel most popular?
Jayriel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Jayriel been used?
Jayriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 12 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jayriel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayden, Jay, Jayce, Jaylen, 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, 2007–2018 (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.