Adriel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AY-dree-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #337 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #84 for boys
Adriel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 337th for boys in the UK (146 babies) and 84th for boys in the US (3,921 babies).
What does Adriel mean?
Hebrew
In the Bible Adriel married Saul's daughter Merab; the name is read as 'God is my help' or 'flock of God'.
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Is Adriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Adriel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 146 boys in the UK and 14 girls and 3,921 boys in the US.
How popular is Adriel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 146about 1 in 2,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 260% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 146 boys in the UK were named Adriel, making it the 337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 876th.
2025 had the most boys named Adriel of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Adriel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 3% of the babies named Adriel in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 324th in England and Wales, 560th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Adriel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 146 | #337 |
| 2024 | 98 | #453 |
| 2023 | 58 | #673 |
| 2022 | 65 | #630 |
| 2021 | 42 | #844 |
| 2020 | 37 | #876 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 32 | #1,010 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,237 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
How popular is Adriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #84among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,921about 1 in 440 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,921 boys in the US were named Adriel, making it the 84th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 140th. It first appears in the records in 1952. 14 girls were also named Adriel in 2025 (7,489th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Adriel of any year since it first appeared, in 1952.
Half of all the boys named Adriel in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 30% of the babies named Adriel in the US in 1977, and under 1% in 2025.
Adriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,921 | #84 |
| 2024 | 3,253 | #109 |
| 2023 | 3,195 | #113 |
| 2022 | 2,693 | #139 |
| 2021 | 2,477 | #154 |
| 2020 | 2,611 | #140 |
| 2019 | 2,127 | #185 |
| 2018 | 1,648 | #232 |
| 2017 | 1,469 | #253 |
| 2016 | 1,595 | #241 |
| 2015 | 1,290 | #287 |
| 2014 | 694 | #438 |
| 2013 | 585 | #474 |
| 2012 | 600 | #453 |
| 2011 | 593 | #454 |
| 2010 | 500 | #516 |
| 2009 | 525 | #511 |
| 2008 | 431 | #586 |
| 2007 | 376 | #645 |
| 2006 | 308 | #710 |
| 2005 | 243 | #795 |
| 2004 | 223 | #804 |
| 2003 | 212 | #825 |
| 2002 | 176 | #912 |
| 2001 | 137 | #1,052 |
| 2000 | 134 | #1,064 |
| 1999 | 114 | #1,147 |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,243 |
| 1997 | 85 | #1,323 |
| 1996 | 87 | #1,263 |
| 1995 | 80 | #1,307 |
| 1994 | 73 | #1,358 |
| 1993 | 77 | #1,290 |
| 1992 | 66 | #1,390 |
| 1991 | 89 | #1,164 |
| 1990 | 90 | #1,131 |
| 1989 | 55 | #1,487 |
| 1988 | 57 | #1,369 |
| 1987 | 58 | #1,281 |
| 1986 | 48 | #1,438 |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,543 |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,319 |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,374 |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,381 |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,411 |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,726 |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,464 |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,537 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,530 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,512 |
Names like Adriel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gabriel Asher Axel Tobias Matteo Ezekiel Abel Elias Elijah Ali Isaiah Jonah
Other spellings of Adriel
Names related to Adriel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Adriel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adriel, updated 20 October 2026.