How Many People Are Named Oriel?
An estimated 396 people in the United States have the first name Oriel. It is used for both genders, with 68.5% male. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Oriel peaked in popularity in 2024 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oriel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Oriel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Oriel has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
396
About 1 in 865,541 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
68.5% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
35 births
Total Registered
429
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oriel
Oriel is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (68.5%) and females (31.5%). Out of 429 total births registered, 294 were male and 135 were female.
Oriel as a male name
Ranked #3,745 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (33 births)
Oriel as a female name
Ranked #17,012 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1983 (13 births)
Oriel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oriel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 124 babies were registered. Oriel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Oriel by Decade
How has Oriel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Oriel by State
Birth registrations for Oriel span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida. On average, about 12 Oriels were registered per state.
Oriel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oriel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oriel
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oriel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oriel?
We estimate approximately 396 people named Oriel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 865,541 Americans share this first name.
Is Oriel a common name?
Oriel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 429 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oriel most popular?
Oriel reached peak popularity in 2024, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oriel is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oriel a male name?
Oriel is predominantly male. 68.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oriel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oriel Smith, Oriel Johnson, Oriel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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