Names / Unisex names
Peniel
Current rank
#10,718
holding steady
All-time peak
#6,859
in 2020
First recorded
1997
in U.S. data
Children named
338
since 1997
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #6,859 in 2020 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a unisex name, Peniel first appears in 1997. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 338 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.