Unisex name · since 1984
Oriel
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 318 babies named Oriel, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,269 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,319 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 318
- born since 1984
- 2020s
- peak decade
318 babies have been named Oriel since 1984, making it today's #4319 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oriel has been recorded 318 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #4319 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #10,269 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,319 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 318 born since 1984
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oriel ranks #10,269 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,319 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 318 born since 1984, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,269 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,319 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 318
- born since 1984
- 2020s
- peak decade
Oriel's 318 recorded births place it above 77.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Oriel compares
318 47th 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
Oriel's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oriel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 318 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oriel's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oriel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Oriel popularity over time - girls
135 total births recorded since 1915 (Oriel as girls' name)
Oriel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (143 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Oriel's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Oriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 143 births (45% of all-time use).
Oriel by state
Where Oriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 33 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
33 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Oriel's data
- New York records the most Oriels (33 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Oriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Oriel 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.