Boys' name · since 1982
Raziel
1,578 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.
- #3,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,133 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,578
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,578 babies have been named Raziel since 1982, making it today's #2133 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raziel has been recorded 1,578 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #2133 nationally and more common than 85% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #3,806 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,133 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,578 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raziel ranks #3,806 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,133 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,578 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,133 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,578
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raziel's 1,578 recorded births place it above 91.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Raziel compares
1,578 Top 25% higher than 75% of 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
Raziel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raziel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,578 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raziel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raziel splits its recorded history at 2005: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 80 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raziel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Raziel popularity over time - girls
46 total births recorded since 2003 (Raziel as girls' name)
Raziel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (520 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Raziel's strongest decade.
520 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Raziel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s 185
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
385 births
- 2010s
2010s
520 births
- 2020s
2020s
440 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 520 births (33% of all-time use).
How Raziel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Raziel's total volume
Raziel by state
Where Raziel concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 272 | 17.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 225 | 14.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 77 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 57 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
272 of 1,578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Raziel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raziel's data
- Raziel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (520 total births) through the 2020s (440) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Raziels (272 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Raziel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Raziel 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.