Aniel

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 18 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Aniel by the numbers

Aniel was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 23 babies in 1984, making it a 1980s name.

What we can tell you about Aniel

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aniel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
  • Ariellion of god2,655 in the US (2017)
  • Adielornament of God; God is my adornment186 in the US (2017)
  • Anselgod's protection; from Anselm147 in the US (2017)
  • AzielGod is my strength63 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Abielmy father is God72 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Aniel

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