Given name
Jeriel
“God has witnessed”
Jeriel is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has witnessed.”
Original Hebrewיריאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “God has witnessed.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb ra'a (ראה), “to see,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jeriel appears in 1 Chronicles 7:2.
From biblical name research
Jeriel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,064
- 1,058 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,699 for boys · #13,950 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,699 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 53 in 2009. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,090 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.
Jeriel’s family of names
Jeriel has a related form in Jarrell. Jeriel has a related form in Jeriela. Jeriel has a related form in Jeriele.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 15
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jeriel
- Jeriel De SantisVenezuelan association football playerborn 2002
- Jeriel QuainooBritish athlete (born 2003)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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