Zuriel
Boy name · #1720 in 2025 · Very rare
Zuriel ranks #1720 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 95 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2328, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 18,947 boys born in 2025 was named Zuriel.
The 48-year story
Zuriel first appears in the Social Security records in 1977, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 97 babies and a rank of #1709. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zuriel per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zuriel in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zuriel is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zuriel will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zuriel is most common
State-level data for Zuriel is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Zuriel
Statistically, parents drawn to Zuriel tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Abiel, Jaciel, Raziel, Yechiel, and Gavriel.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zuriel | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | #1708 |
| 2024 | 97 | #1709 |
| 2023 | 79 | #1954 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2117 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2321 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2190 |
| 2019 | 65 | #2170 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2748 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2295 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2255 |
| 2015 | 56 | #2328 |
| 2014 | 94 | #1641 |
| 2013 | 67 | #2021 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2091 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2035 |
| 2010 | 70 | #1975 |
| 2009 | 76 | #1889 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2265 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2051 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1967 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2129 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2131 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1962 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2068 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2306 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zuriel a popular boy name?
Zuriel ranked #1720 among boys in 2025 with 95 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2328.
When was the name Zuriel most popular?
Zuriel peaked in 2024, when 97 American boys received the name (ranked #1709 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zuriel?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 18,947 newborn American boys was named Zuriel. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.