Yuriel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- yoo-ree-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Yuriel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my light”. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Yuriel mean?
Hebrew: Latin American variant of Uriel
“God is my light”
A form of Uriel, the name of an archangel in Jewish and Christian tradition.
Is Yuriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Yuriel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yuriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Yuriel, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Yuriel in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yuriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Yuriel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aziel Jaziel Azriel Eliel Adriel Haziel Thiago Yadiel Castiel Ezekiel Eliam Dariel
Names related to Yuriel
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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, “Yuriel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yuriel, updated 20 October 2026.