Gariel
The Story of Gariel
As a girl name
Gariel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 6 births, good for #12,070 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1997 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6 Gariels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Gariel on the record books as a boy name in 1976, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 8 Gariels were born — ranking #7,534 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Gariels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 40 Gariels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Gariel
Gariel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 40 births in the dataset. Gariel's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #7,534. Use the chart and map above to compare Gariel'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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