Zuriel
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- ZOOR-ee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #799 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,708 for boys
Zuriel is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my rock is God”. In 2025 it ranked 799th for boys in the UK (46 babies) and 1,708th for boys in the US (95 babies).
What does Zuriel mean?
Hebrew
“my rock is God”
In the Book of Numbers, Zuriel is the head of the Merarite clan of Levites.
Is Zuriel a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Zuriel has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls and 46 boys in the UK and 30 girls and 95 boys in the US.
How popular is Zuriel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 799th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46 about 1 in 6,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 184% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were named Zuriel, making it the 799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. 16 girls were also named Zuriel in 2025 (1,868th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Zuriel of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Zuriel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 26% of the babies named Zuriel in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 782nd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Zuriel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #799 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
How popular is Zuriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,708th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 95 about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 95 boys in the US were named Zuriel, making it the 1,708th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,190th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 97 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977. 30 girls were also named Zuriel in 2025 (4,545th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Zuriel in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 24% of the babies named Zuriel in the US were girls.
Zuriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | #1,708 |
| 2024 | 97 | #1,709 |
| 2023 | 79 | #1,953 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2,116 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2,320 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,190 |
| 2019 | 65 | #2,169 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,294 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,255 |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,327 |
| 2014 | 94 | #1,641 |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,020 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2,090 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,034 |
| 2010 | 70 | #1,974 |
| 2009 | 76 | #1,888 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,264 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,051 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,966 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,125 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,127 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,958 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,064 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,302 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,083 |
| 1999 | 58 | #1,746 |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,309 |
| 1997 | 51 | #1,833 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Zuriel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Zakariya, Muhammad, Musa, Ismail, Luca, Gabriel, Adriel, Zion, Aziel, Ezekiel, Abdullah
Names related to Zuriel
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, “Zuriel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zuriel, updated 20 October 2026.