Remiel
Ramiel is a fallen Watcher angel. He is mentioned in Chapter 6 of the apocryphal Book of Enoch as one of the 19 Watchers that sinned and rebelled against God by mating with human women and creating offspring called Nephilim.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Remiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ramiel is a fallen Watcher angel. He is mentioned in Chapter 6 of the apocryphal Book of Enoch as one of the 19 Watchers that sinned and rebelled against God by mating with human women and creating offspring called Nephilim.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Remiel
As a girl name
Remiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2020, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 10 Remiels were born — ranking #9,562 that year. As of 2026, Remiel ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 39 Remiels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Remiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2006, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 43 Remiels were born — ranking #2,892 that year. As of 2026, Remiel ranks #2,985 for boys with 42 births, rising sharply (+103% over the past five years). In total, more than 392 Remiels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Remiel
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About the name Remiel
Remiel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 392 births in the dataset. Remiel's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,892. Use the chart and map above to compare Remiel'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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