Asriel
In the Bible, Asriel was a descendant of the clans of Gilead, a mountainous region east of the Jordan River bounded by the Yarmuk to the north and Jabbok to the south, and great-grandson of Manasseh, per tribal census records. According to 1 Chronicles 7:14, his mother was a Syrian concubine.
Meaning & Origin of Asriel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In the Bible, Asriel was a descendant of the clans of Gilead, a mountainous region east of the Jordan River bounded by the Yarmuk to the north and Jabbok to the south, and great-grandson of Manasseh, per tribal census records. According to 1 Chronicles 7:14, his mother was a Syrian concubine.
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Etymology
The Story of Asriel
As a girl name
American parents first put Asriel on the record books as a girl name in 1996, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 6 Asriels were born — ranking #11,807 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 12 Asriels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Asriel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 25 births, good for #4,018 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Asriels. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,780 among boy names with 11 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 191 Asriels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Asriel
Asriel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 191 births in the dataset. Asriel's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #4,018. Use the chart and map above to compare Asriel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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