Aniel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-nee-EL
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Aniel is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
Where does Aniel come from?
Modern: perhaps a blend of Ana and Daniel, or a form of Haniel
Is Aniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Aniel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aniel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Aniel, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 1984, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the boys named Aniel in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
Names like Aniel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adriel, Azriel, Aziel, Ariel, Eliel, Axel, Ezekiel, Dariel, Jadiel, Uriel, Jaziel, Gabriel
Names related to Aniel
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Aniel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aniel, updated 20 October 2026.