Fun Facts About the Name Adriel
- Gaining ground: Adriel entered the U.S. top 100 in 2025, gaining 25 ranking positions compared with the previous year.
- More than 34 thousand babies named Adriel: U.S. records list 34,738 babies given the name Adriel from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,105 girls received the name Adriel - about 1 girl for every 30 boys.
What Does the Name Adriel Mean?
Adriel is a traditionally masculine name from the Hebrew Bible. Its usual meaning is "flock of God," from the Hebrew name Adri'el (עַדְרִיאֵל), formed from eder (עֵדֶר, "flock") and el (אֵל, "God"). The first element appears in a shortened or altered form in the compound, so the literal sense is "flock of God" or "God's flock."
The name is not derived from the Hebrew word for help. A similar-sounding name, Azriel (עַזְרִיאֵל), comes from ezer ("help") and el, meaning "God is my help." Some popular lists blur the two, but Adriel's Hebrew spelling points to eder, not ezer.
Adriel Name History & Origins
Adriel appears in the Hebrew Bible in the books of Samuel. In 1 Samuel 18:19, Saul gives his daughter Merab to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife, even though she had been promised to David. In 2 Samuel 21:8, five sons are attributed to Adriel and a daughter of Saul. The Hebrew text names that daughter Michal, but other ancient versions and many modern translations read Merab, because 2 Samuel 6:23 says Michal had no children. Those five sons were handed over to the Gibeonites and put to death, an event connected with Rizpah's vigil over their bodies.
The Hebrew name עַדְרִיאֵל (Adri'el) was transliterated into Greek as Αδριηλ and into Latin as Adriel. English Bibles use the Latin form, and from there the name entered English usage. It is also used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. A feminine form, Adrielle, is also used.
How Popular is the Name Adriel?
Adriel recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Adriel entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,493 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #5,426 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #5,752 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #4,469 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2021 | #5,957 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #5,317 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #3,171 | 50 | 0.0030% |
| 2018 | #2,302 | 79 | 0.0046% |
| 2017 | #2,053 | 95 | 0.0055% |
| 2016 | #3,993 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #3,390 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2014 | #3,226 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2013 | #3,077 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2012 | #3,914 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #5,941 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #5,418 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #5,894 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #6,561 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #6,104 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #5,910 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #7,899 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #5,747 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #5,239 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #5,446 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #6,070 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #10,759 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #8,812 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #7,109 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #7,295 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #7,135 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,046 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #6,324 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #6,268 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #9,494 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #5,663 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #7,885 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #7,454 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #11,810 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #5,925 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #5,078 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #4,319 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #3,554 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #4,716 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #4,530 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1980 | #5,546 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #6,700 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #8,566 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #6,345 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #84 | 3,921 | 0.2296% |
| 2024 | #109 | 3,248 | 0.1894% |
| 2023 | #113 | 3,194 | 0.1869% |
| 2022 | #139 | 2,691 | 0.1543% |
| 2021 | #154 | 2,475 | 0.1416% |
| 2020 | #140 | 2,611 | 0.1514% |
| 2019 | #185 | 2,125 | 0.1185% |
| 2018 | #232 | 1,648 | 0.0908% |
| 2017 | #253 | 1,469 | 0.0794% |
| 2016 | #241 | 1,595 | 0.0841% |
| 2015 | #287 | 1,290 | 0.0673% |
| 2014 | #438 | 694 | 0.0361% |
| 2013 | #474 | 585 | 0.0309% |
| 2012 | #453 | 600 | 0.0316% |
| 2011 | #454 | 593 | 0.0312% |
| 2010 | #515 | 500 | 0.0261% |
| 2009 | #511 | 525 | 0.0265% |
| 2008 | #587 | 430 | 0.0211% |
| 2007 | #645 | 376 | 0.0181% |
| 2006 | #710 | 308 | 0.0150% |
| 2005 | #795 | 243 | 0.0122% |
| 2004 | #805 | 223 | 0.0112% |
| 2003 | #826 | 212 | 0.0107% |
| 2002 | #913 | 176 | 0.0091% |
| 2001 | #1,054 | 137 | 0.0071% |
| 2000 | #1,066 | 134 | 0.0068% |
| 1999 | #1,149 | 114 | 0.0059% |
| 1998 | #1,246 | 97 | 0.0051% |
| 1997 | #1,326 | 85 | 0.0045% |
| 1996 | #1,266 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 1995 | #1,312 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 1994 | #1,362 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 1993 | #1,295 | 77 | 0.0039% |
| 1992 | #1,397 | 66 | 0.0033% |
| 1991 | #1,170 | 89 | 0.0044% |
| 1990 | #1,135 | 90 | 0.0044% |
| 1989 | #1,493 | 55 | 0.0027% |
| 1988 | #1,373 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 1987 | #1,283 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 1986 | #1,439 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1985 | #1,545 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1984 | #1,321 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1983 | #1,375 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 1982 | #1,383 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 1981 | #1,411 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1980 | #1,726 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1979 | #1,464 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1978 | #1,538 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 1977 | #2,203 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1976 | #2,000 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #2,134 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1974 | #2,947 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #2,606 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #2,822 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #3,147 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #3,523 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,066 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #4,143 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,761 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,536 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,042 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,668 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,278 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,025 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #3,889 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #2,533 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,518 | 10 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Adriel Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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