US rank #1959 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,509 births

Raziel — #1959 US boys' name

1,509 babies named Raziel in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s481990s1852000s3852010s5202020s371
#1959
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Raziel was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

80 babies were named Raziel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raziel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,509 babies named Raziel between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raziel currently holds the #1959 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raziel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 520 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raziel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 262 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Raziel in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raziel 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 1,509 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.

Raziel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,509

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2024

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,959

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raziel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
80
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199419891982 5

Raziel popularity over time — girls

46 total births recorded since 2003 (Raziel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 46 births
4.555.566.577.5 20242023202220212016201220062003 5

Raziel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
520 births that decade — 34% of Raziel's all-time total
1980s481990s1852000s3852010s5202020s371

Raziel by state

Where Raziel concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Raziel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
262 17.4%
#2 Texas
217 14.4%
#3 New York
70 4.6%
#4 Florida
51 3.4%
#5 Arizona
11 0.7%
#6 Colorado
5 0.3%
#7 Illinois
5 0.3%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.3%
California share of Raziel's total US births 17.4%
Even split

262 of 1,509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Raziel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raziel?
1,509 babies have been named Raziel since 1982. It currently ranks #1959 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 80 births.
When was Raziel most popular?
Raziel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 520 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Raziel most popular?
The top states for the name Raziel are California (262 births), Texas (217 births), New York (70 births).
How long has the name Raziel been used?
Raziel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raziel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raza, Razi, Raz, Razeen, and 2 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, 1982–2024 (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.