Jariel is a modern name used mostly by Puerto Rican and other Hispanic American families; it is usually explained as a blend of the fashionable J- opening with Ariel, the Hebrew name meaning "lion of God", or as a spelling of Yariel, and it follows the sound of Jaziel and Jadiel. Jariel stood at number 4284 in 2000, climbed to number 1200 in 2009 at the height of the Ariel-ending fashion and ranks number 2524 among boys' names in 2025.