Given name & surname
Biel
“man of God”·“a hero of God”
In Portuguese use, Biel is a diminutive of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Portuguese use, Biel is a diminutive of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Portuguese use, Biel is a diminutive of Gabriel. An origin associated with Gabriel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Biel is a diminutive of Gabriel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Portuguese use, Biel is a diminutive of Gabriel. The history of Gabriel gives this family its wider story. Gabriel appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Biel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 85
- 85 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,422 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,422 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,155 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Biel’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Biel is a diminutive of Gabriel. In Catalan usage, Biel is a shortened form of GRABIEL. In German usage, Biel as a surname has a related form in BIELA.
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Around the world
Biel has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Biel
- Biel CompanySpanish footballerborn 1992
- Biel RibasSpanish footballerborn 1985
- BielBrazilian singerborn 1950
- Biel TeixeiraBrazilian footballerborn 2001
- Biel MedinaSpanish footballerborn 1980
- Biel Mesquida AmengualCatalan writerborn 1947
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