Given name
Dariel
“one who is dearly loved”
Dariel is a variant of Darrel. One English interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dariel is a variant of Darrel. One English interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dariel is a variant of Darrel. An origin associated with Darrel is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Dariel has a related form in Darrell. The history of Darrell gives this family its wider story. Darrell’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dariel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,455
- 8,962 boys · 493 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,048 babies
- 2025
- 1,048
- #327 for boys · #15,469 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +109%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,043 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 327 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 113.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (211). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,030 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dariel’s family of names
In English usage, Dariel has a related form in Darrell. Dariel has a related form in Darrel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dariel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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