Jeriel
Boy · JEHR-ee-el · Hebrew
Jeriel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “founded by God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Jeriel mean?
Hebrew: biblical name
“founded by God”
Jeriel is a minor Old Testament figure, a descendant of Issachar listed in 1 Chronicles.
- Say it
- JEHR-ee-el
Is Jeriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeriel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 30 boys in the US.
How popular is Jeriel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 117% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Jeriel, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd.
2025 had the most boys named Jeriel of any year since it first appeared, in 2012.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Jeriel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
How popular is Jeriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Jeriel, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 53 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970. 6 girls were also named Jeriel in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jeriel in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,159 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,070 |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,688 |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,527 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,752 |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,560 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,589 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,071 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,466 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
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