Given name & surname
Harel
“from the mountain of God”
Harel is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the mountain of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “from the mountain of God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Harel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 200
- 200 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,352 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,352 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 275 as a first name in 2020; 594 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.
Harel’s family of names
Harel has a related form in Harrell. Harel has a related form in Harrell. Harel has a related form in Harol.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Harel
- Harel SkaatIsraeli singer, performer, songwriterborn 1981
- Harel LevyIsraeli tennis playerborn 1978
- Harel MoyalIsraeli singerborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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