Jariel
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is high" or "Mountain of God".
Name Census estimates that about 2,152 living Americans carry the first name Jariel. It is a predominantly male name (98.2% of registrations). The average person named Jariel today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jariel births was 2009 (151 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jariel. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Jariel is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 14 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.2K
~ 1 in 159,272 Americans
Peak year
2009
151 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,317
Tracked since 1982
Census
Jariel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,668 people with the first name Jariel, which placed it at #8,650 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,650
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,668 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
86.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jariel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jariel is Hispanic at 86.2%. The next largest groups are Black (9.2%) and White (2.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jariel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jariel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino86.2% · 1,437
- Black or African American9.2% · 154
- White2.7% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 17
- Two or more races0.6% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Jariel
Jariel leans heavily male at 98.2% of total registrations, but 39 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jariel as a male name
- Ranked #2,317 in 2024
- 61 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (151 births)
Jariel as a female name
- Ranked #15,941 in 2006
- 6 female births in 2006
- Peak: 2001 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jariel leans strongly male. 1,582 people counted with this name were male (94.8%), compared with 87 female bearers (5.2%).
Popularity
Jariel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jariel from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,097 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jariel by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jariel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jariels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. New York, Florida, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Jariel, while Virginia, Rhode Island, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 144 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jariel
The name Jariel is a variation of the Hebrew name Yārīʼēl, which means "God contends" or "fighter of God." It is derived from the Hebrew words "yārī" meaning "to throw, to shoot" and "ēl" meaning "God." The name is believed to have originated in ancient Israel during the Iron Age, around the 8th century BCE.
Jariel is not a common name in the Bible, but it is mentioned in the Book of Ezra as the name of a priest who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian captivity. In Ezra 8:16, the name Jariel is listed among the heads of families who were sent for to bring Levites to assist in the religious services.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jariel is found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of ancient Jewish religious manuscripts dating back to the 3rd century BCE. The name appears in the Book of Enoch, an ancient Jewish religious work, as the name of an archangel.
In the Middle Ages, the name Jariel was occasionally used by Jewish families in Europe and the Middle East. One notable figure with this name was Jariel ben Shlomo, a 12th-century Jewish philosopher and commentator from Spain.
During the Renaissance period, the name gained some popularity among Christian families in Europe, likely due to its biblical association. One notable bearer of the name was Jariel Borneil, a 16th-century French poet and playwright.
In more recent history, there have been a few notable individuals named Jariel, including Jariel Arrechea, a 20th-century Cuban baseball player, and Jariel Frías, a contemporary Dominican baseball player. Additionally, Jariel Atondo was a 19th-century Mexican military leader who fought in the Mexican-American War.
While not a widely popular name in modern times, Jariel continues to be used occasionally, particularly in Hispanic and Jewish communities, due to its rich historical and religious significance.
People
Jariel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jariel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jariel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jariel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,152 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jariel going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 159,272 US residents.
Is Jariel a common name?
We classify Jariel as "Rare". It ranks above 94% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,174 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jariel most popular?
The single biggest year for Jariel was 2009, when 151 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jariel is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jariel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,668 people with the name Jariel, or 0.55 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,650 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jariel in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jariel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jariel leans strongly male. 1,582 people counted with this name were male (94.8%), compared with 87 female bearers (5.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jariel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jariel is Hispanic at 86.2%. The next largest groups are Black (9.2%) and White (2.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jariel most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jariel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.2% (1,437 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jariel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jariel a male name?
Yes, 98.2% of people registered as Jariel in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jariel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jariel in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jariel can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Jariel?
See how many people have the name Jariel on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.