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Boy Names Ending with -el

There are 282 -el names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -el names 1 to 20. Angel was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #36 and a usage of 0.4755%. The name is primarily used in English, Slavic, and Spanish, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the Hebrew Adriel, and the English, Hebrew, and Spanish name, Abdiel. The unusual -el names are Abdel (Arabic), Abiel (Hebrew), Abimael (Spanish), Acel (English), Adel (Arabic), Aeriel (English), Ahkeel (Arabic and English), Akeel (Arabic and English), Aksel (Scandinavian), Amiel (Hebrew), Ammiel (Hebrew), Amshel (Yiddish), Ancel (English), Andel (Czech), Ansel (English), and Anshel (Yiddish).

-el names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1980s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1984, 6.666% of baby boys were given -el names. There were 29 -el names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. -el names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 30 -el names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 4.216%. Within all -el names, the Czech, English, German, and Yiddish Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9437%.

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Abdel servant of; servant ... origin and use are both in the Arabic language ... variant form of Abdul ...

Abdiel Popularity Trend of Abdiel
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 984 984 servant of God ... of Hebrew origin, and it is used ... the Bible, Abdiel was a man of the Tribe of ...

Abel Popularity Trend of Abel
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 360 360 breath, vapor; son ... used predominantly in the English, ... origin of the name is obscure; it could be ...

Abiel my father is the Lord ... origin and use are both in the Hebrew language ... not often used as a baby boy name ...

Abimael my father is the Lord ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is ... variation of Abiel ...

Acel noble, honorable ... of Germanic origin and it is used mainly ... form of Adal ... not in the top 1000 names ...

Adel just; honest; noble, ... used mostly in the Arabic language, and ... variant form of Adil ...

Adriel Popularity Trend of Adriel
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 584 584 God's majesty, belonging ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is also used ... was #584 in rank then ...

Aeriel lion of God ... an English name of Hebrew origin ... variant of Ariel ... not widely used as a baby name for ...

Ahkeel wise, thoughtful ... primarily used in the Arabic and ... Its language of origin is Arabic ...

Akeel wise, thoughtful ... used chiefly in the Arabic and English ... variation of Akil ...

Aksel a Scandinavian name of Hebrew origin ... form of Axel ... uncommon as a baby boy name ...

Amiel Lord of my people ... origin and use are both in the Hebrew language ... rare as a baby boy name ...

Ammiel God's people ... origin, as well as its use, is in the Hebrew ... a baby boy name of irregular use ...

Amshel messenger of God, angel ... of various origins and it is used ... variant of Antshel ...

Ancel protected by God ... used mostly in the English language and ... form of Anselm ...

Andel messenger of God, angel ... of Old Greek origin and it is used ... form of Angel ...

Angel Popularity Trend of Angel
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 36 36 messenger of God, angel ... used predominantly in the English, ... name is from the Church Latin name Angelus ...

Ansel Popularity Trend of Ansel
from 1900 to 2008. protected by God; related ... mainly used in the English language and ... variant form of Anselm ...

Anshel happy, blessed; messenger ... primarily used in Yiddish, and it is of ... variant form of Angel ...


Popularity Trend
for -el Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
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