Gariel
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Gariel by the numbers
Gariel was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Gariel
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 Gariel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Gabrielegod is my strength; a form of Gabriel20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Garnergrain storage; granary worker23 in the US (2017)
- Gabrialgod is my strength; spelling variant of gabriel15 in the US (2017)
- Garnetthe garnet gemstone; deep red15 in the US (2017)
- Griselgrey battle; variant of Griselde or Griselda8 in the US (2017)
- Gabryelgod is my strength; an invented spelling of Gabriel7 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Gariel
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