Auriel comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Gold.
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How popular is Auriel?
1991peak year
Today, Auriel is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #6868), with only about 24 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1991, 57 babies were given the name (ranked #2273 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Auriel's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 954 babies have been registered as Auriel since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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