Dariel
Meaning
modern coinage; sources differ between Darrell reshaped with a Daniel-style ending and a blend of Darius and Ariel; a favorite in Latino families
The story
Dariel is a modern coinage with two proposed parentages, Darrell reshaped with a Daniel-style ending, or a blend of Darius and Ariel; our records carry the blend reading with its honest possibly, and that pair is worth the look: Darius, the Persian king's name, about 54,300 in our records; Ariel, the lion of God turned Shakespearean spirit, about 100,700. Our meaning records also note it a favorite in Latino families, and the record's shape is a staircase without a spike: about 490 in the 1990s, 920 in the 2000s, 2,900 in the 2010s, and already 4,600 so far this decade, past the full 2010s with years to run. It goes to boys about 9,000 to 490. The blend reading keeps both inheritances, a king in the front and a spirit in the back, and the staircase underneath has not broken step since the 1990s.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dariel peaked in the 2020s.
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Popularity in Brazil
735 people · the #10,256 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 23
Among people named Dariel living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 47 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Dariel
Most people given the name Dariel in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Dariel deep dive
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