Boys' name · since 1996

Suriel

64 babies named Suriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,485 of 45,481
all-time among boys
64
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Suriel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 64 have been recorded since 1996.

Suriel has 64 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2021.

  • #20,485 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 64 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suriel ranks #20,485 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#20,485 of 45,481
all-time among boys
64
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Suriel's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Suriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Suriel's full recorded timeline at 2008, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Suriel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4681012 1996199820022006200720082009201020152021 7

Suriel by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 50% of the file).

2000s was Suriel's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Suriel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suriel?
Suriel has been given to 64 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,485 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 11 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Suriel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suriel ranks #20,485 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Suriel most popular?
Suriel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Suriel been used?
Records for Suriel go back to 1996, giving 26 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Suriel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Surya, Suraj, Suren, Suresh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Suriel's data

  • Suriel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Suriel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Suriel: 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, 1996–2021 (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 Suriel 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.