Adriel
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Adriel
This biblical name is getting wider notice. While Adrian has had its time in the limelight since the late 70s, parents are beginning to look for fresher alternatives. In the Bible, Adriel was the husband of Merab, a daughter of King Saul. Adriel, like other names ending in -el like Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel, is also the name of an angel. The angel Adriel is known as the Angel of Death. Adriel entered the charts in 2002, and has risen now into the Top 200.
Adriel is also given to girls, where it ranks #7493 in the US.
Pronounced ay-DREE-ul.
As of October 2026, Adriel ranked #84 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #276.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #438 | 694 | #3,226 | 50 |
| 2015 | #287 | 1,290 | #3,390 | 47 |
| 2016 | #241 | 1,595 | #3,993 | 37 |
| 2017 | #253 | 1,469 | #2,053 | 95 |
| 2018 | #232 | 1,648 | #2,302 | 79 |
| 2019 | #185 | 2,125 | #3,171 | 50 |
| 2020 | #140 | 2,611 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #154 | 2,475 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #139 | 2,691 | #4,469 | 31 |
| 2023 | #113 | 3,194 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #109 | 3,248 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #84 | 3,921 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Adriels
- Adriel the MeholathiteBoy
husband of Merab, son,in,law of King Saul (1 Samuel 18:19)
- AdrielBoy
son of Barzillai the Meholathite (2 Samuel 21:8)