Boys' name · since 2002

Noriel

369 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.

#9,478 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,927 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
369
born since 2002
2020s
peak decade

Noriel currently ranks #2927 among boys' names in America, with 369 babies recorded since 2002.

Social Security Administration records show Noriel recorded 369 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #2927 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • #9,478 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,927 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 369 born since 2002
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noriel ranks #9,478 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,927 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 369 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.

#9,478 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,927 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
369
born since 2002
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.9%
Noriel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Noriel's 369 recorded births place it above 79.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Noriel compares

369 49th percentile among 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

Noriel's all-time total is 0% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Noriel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 369 369 358,536
Peak-year births 62 34 22,252

Noriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Noriel splits its recorded history at 2015: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 62 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Noriel popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
62
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
020406080 2002200620122015201920222025 43

Noriel popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 18 births
456789 201520232025 8

Noriel by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (169 births, 46% of the file).

2020s was Noriel's strongest decade.

169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Noriel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 169 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Noriel by state

Where Noriel concentrates geographically, total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Noriel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
28 7.6%
#2 Texas
18 4.9%
#3 Massachusetts
12 3.3%
#4 Florida
11 3.0%
#5 New Jersey
6 1.6%
#6 California
5 1.4%
#7 Georgia
5 1.4%
New York share of Noriel's total US births 7.6%
Even split

28 of 369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noriel?
369 babies have been named Noriel since 2002. All-time, it sits at #9,478 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,927 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 62 births.
Where does Noriel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noriel ranks #9,478 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,927 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Noriel most popular?
Noriel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 169 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Noriel most popular?
The top states for the name Noriel are New York (28 births), Texas (18 births), Massachusetts (12 births).
How long has the name Noriel been used?
The SSA has tracked Noriel since 2002 -- 24 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Noriel's data

  • New York records the most Noriels (28 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 Noriel: 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, 2002–2025 (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 Noriel 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.