Given name & surname
Moriel
“God is my teacher”
Moriel is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my teacher.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my teacher.”
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 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Moriel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 133 as a first name in 2020; 535 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.
Moriel’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Moriel has a related form in Muriel. Moriel has a related form in Moriah. Moriel has a related form in Moriah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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