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Oriel

30% girls, 70% boys · 24 born in 2025

Oriel has been given to about 453 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 413
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Oriel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 35
  • Born in 202524
  • All time453

How popular is Oriel?

Its best year was 2024, when 35 babies were given the name, ranking 17070th. The typical living American called Oriel is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Oriel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ariel0.80
  2. Uriel0.80
  3. Muriel0.70
  4. Adriel0.70
  5. Dariel0.70
  6. Mariel0.70
  7. Azriel0.70
  8. Gabriel0.63

Middle names for Oriel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Oriel Anne0.81
  2. Oriel Catherine0.78
  3. Oriel Josephine0.78
  4. Oriel Rose0.77
  5. Oriel Marie0.77
  6. Oriel Grace0.77

Sibling names for Oriel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kiyomisister · 0.84
  2. Teobrother · 0.83
  3. Evanderbrother · 0.83
  4. Kenaibrother · 0.83
  5. Alarasister · 0.82
  6. Solanasister · 0.82

Where Oriel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Oriel Anderson0.77
    2. Oriel White0.72
    3. Oriel Nguyen0.72
    4. Oriel Moore0.72
    5. Oriel Hill0.72
    6. Oriel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Oriel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.