Boy’s name · Hebrew, Spanish

Yariel

How to say it: yah-ree-EL · /jɑːriˈɛl/

Modern name blending Spanish sound with Hebrew '-el' (God) - popular in Puerto Rico.

Yariel was the 1,618th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 76 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 26% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,731 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,618for boys in 2025
1 in 43,622US babies
76born in 2025
#1,731projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Yariel
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,618
Babies born in 202576
Share of births1 in 43,622
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−26%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,731

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Yariel is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 55 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Yari
  • Ari
  • El

Honouring a Yariel in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yariel is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew, Spanish.

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