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Dariel

OriginFeminine variation of Darrell, French
Meaning"dear one, beloved"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#15469

2025 SSA

US rank · boys#327

2025 SSA

About Dariel

Dariel is one of many similar forms and variations of different names—Dara, Dariela, Daria and Darya—that are all unusual and pretty if not quite authentic-feeling.

Dariel for boys#327 US

Popular in Puerto Rico since the 2000s and now in the US too, Dariel is a modern, elaborated form or Darrell or Darren, inspired by the likes of Gabriel and Daniel. Darrell (which might also be the inspiration behind Darren) derived from a Norman French surname, d'Airelle, referring to someone who came from Airelle in France.

Another possibility is that it comes from the Persian and Greek Darius, or its Spanish variant Darío, combined with the Hebrew and Biblical element -el. Together, they could make the meanings "possessing the goodness of God" or "God possesses goodness".

Dariel entered the US Top 1000 back in 2012 and has since climbed up to the Top 400. Given to around 880 boys in 2023, it is occasionally used on girls too.

Pronounced DAR-ee-el.

As of October 2026, Dariel ranked #15469 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3562 in 1943.

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