Given name
Zuriel
“The Lord is my rock”
Zuriel is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is my rock.”
Original Hebrewצוריאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is my rock.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun sur (צור), “rock,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. 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 Zuriel appears in Numbers 3:35.
From biblical name research
Zuriel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,468
- 1,966 boys · 502 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 137 babies
- 2025
- 125
- #1,727 for boys · #4,660 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 72% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 95 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,727 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 30 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,683 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.
Zuriel’s family of names
Zuriel has a related form in Zurial. Zuriel has a related form in Zuriale. Zuriel has a related form in Zurialle.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
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 16
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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