Raziel
Angel of God, a name derived from Hebrew meaning "God is my secret".
Name Census estimates that about 1,537 living Americans carry the first name Raziel. It is a predominantly male name (97.0% of registrations). The average person named Raziel today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Raziel births was 2024 (86 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Raziel. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Raziel with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Raziel is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 223,002 Americans
Peak year
2024
86 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,959
Tracked since 1982
Census
Raziel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,155 people with the first name Raziel, which placed it at #11,228 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
#11,228
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,155 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
64.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Raziel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Raziel is Hispanic at 64.7%. The next largest groups are White (14.8%) and Black (9.4%). 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 Raziel 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 Raziel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino64.7% · 747
- White14.8% · 171
- Black or African American9.4% · 108
- Two or more races5.4% · 62
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.7% · 54
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 13
Gender
Gender distribution for Raziel
Raziel leans heavily male at 97.0% of total registrations, but 46 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Raziel as a male name
- Ranked #1,959 in 2024
- 80 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (80 births)
Raziel as a female name
- Ranked #14,849 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (7 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Raziel leans strongly male. 1,045 people counted with this name were male (90.6%), compared with 108 female bearers (9.4%).
Popularity
Raziel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Raziel 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 532 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Raziel remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Raziel 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 Raziel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Raziels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Raziel, while Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 70 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Raziel
The name Raziel is of Hebrew origin and is derived from the combination of the Hebrew words "raz" meaning "secret" and "el" meaning "God". It refers to an archangel in Jewish mythology who is believed to be the keeper of secrets and the angel of mysteries.
In the Judaic tradition, Raziel is mentioned in several ancient texts, including the Sefer Raziel HaMalakh, a medieval Kabbalistic treatise attributed to the archangel himself. This text explores the mysteries of the universe and the nature of God, and it is believed to contain secrets of creation and the divine realm.
The name Raziel first appeared in the apocryphal Book of Enoch, an ancient Jewish text written around the 3rd century BCE. In this text, Raziel is depicted as one of the angels who instructed humans in various arts and sciences, including the writing of books and the study of the heavenly bodies.
One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing the name Raziel was Rabbi Raziel ben Shlomo, a Kabbalist and mystic who lived in the 13th century CE. He is known for his work on the Sefer Raziel HaMalakh and his teachings on the mysteries of the universe.
Another notable figure named Raziel was Raziel Isserles, a prominent 16th-century Talmudist and rabbi from Cracow, Poland. He was highly regarded for his expertise in Jewish law and his commentary on the Shulchan Arukh, a codification of Jewish religious laws.
In the 17th century, Raziel ben Judah Levi was a renowned Italian Kabbalist and author of several mystical texts, including the Sefer Mishkan HaEidut, which explored the connection between the physical and spiritual realms.
Raziel Hayyim Shazar, born in 1888 and died in 1974, was an Israeli politician, author, and scholar who served as the second President of Israel from 1963 to 1973. He was a respected figure in the Zionist movement and played a significant role in the establishment of the State of Israel.
Finally, Raziel Kafri, born in 1924 and died in 2012, was an Israeli linguist and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of the Hebrew language. He was a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and authored numerous books and articles on linguistics and language education.
People
Raziel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Raziel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Raziel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raziel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,537 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Raziel 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 223,002 US residents.
Is Raziel a common name?
We classify Raziel as "Rare". It ranks above 92.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,555 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Raziel most popular?
The single biggest year for Raziel was 2024, when 86 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Raziel is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Raziel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,155 people with the name Raziel, or 0.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,228 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 Raziel 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 Raziel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Raziel leans strongly male. 1,045 people counted with this name were male (90.6%), compared with 108 female bearers (9.4%). 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 Raziel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Raziel is Hispanic at 64.7%. The next largest groups are White (14.8%) and Black (9.4%). 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 Raziel most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Raziel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.7% (747 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 Raziel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Raziel a male name?
Yes, 97.0% of people registered as Raziel 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 Raziel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Raziel 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 Raziel 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 many people share the name Raziel?
Want to know how many people have the name Raziel? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.