US rank #4391 Boys' name Peak 2018 326 births

Noriel — #4391 US boys' name

326 babies named Noriel in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s332010s1672020s126
#4391
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Noriel was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

62 babies were named Noriel in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 326 babies named Noriel between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Noriel currently holds the #4391 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noriel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Noriel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Noriel in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noriel 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 326 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.

Noriel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

326

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2018

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,391

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Noriel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
62
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
020406080 2024202120182014200920052002 5

Noriel popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2015 (Noriel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20232015 5

Noriel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
167 births that decade — 51% of Noriel's all-time total
2000s332010s1672020s126

Noriel by state

Where Noriel concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Noriel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
22 6.7%
#2 Massachusetts
12 3.7%
#3 Texas
12 3.7%
#4 Florida
11 3.4%
#5 New Jersey
6 1.8%
#6 California
5 1.5%
New York share of Noriel's total US births 6.7%
Even split

22 of 326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noriel?
326 babies have been named Noriel since 2002. It currently ranks #4391 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 62 births.
When was Noriel most popular?
Noriel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Noriel most popular?
The top states for the name Noriel are New York (22 births), Massachusetts (12 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Noriel been used?
Noriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Noriel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Norman, Norbert, Norris, Normand, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.