Names / Unisex names
Oriel
Current rank
#4,349
and rising
All-time peak
#3,535
in 2023
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
453
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,535 in 2023 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Oriel first appears in American naming records in 1915, where it reads as a unisex name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 453 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.