Oriel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- OR-ee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Oriel is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my light”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Oriel mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew or 'light' + El 'God'; also an English architectural word
“God is my light”
Also an English word for a bay window projecting from an upper floor.
Is Oriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Oriel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oriel in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 girls.
Oriel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Oriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 135% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Oriel, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Oriel in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Oriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
Names like Oriel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elizabeth Anna Eliza Isabelle Jessica Sarah Abigail Eva Hannah Ariel Emily Sadie
Names related to Oriel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Oriel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oriel, updated 20 October 2026.