Aviel
Aviel is a moshav in northern Israel. It is located south of Haifa within Alona Regional Council, near Zikhron Yaakov and Binyamina-Giv'at Ada. It had a population of 779 in 2024.
Meaning & Origin of Aviel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aviel is a moshav in northern Israel. It is located south of Haifa within Alona Regional Council, near Zikhron Yaakov and Binyamina-Giv'at Ada. It had a population of 779 in 2024.
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Origin & history
The Story of Aviel
Aviel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 104 Aviels were born — ranking #1,625 that year. As of 2026, Aviel ranks #1,674 for baby boys with 101 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Aviels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aviel
Aviel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Aviel's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,625. Use the chart and map above to compare Aviel'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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