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Source-reportedMeaning: “God is my light”
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- Wiktionary: UrielCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“God is my light”
Language context for this entry: Hebrew
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01 / Meaning & origin
אוריאל is recorded in Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1) (1949–2024), with published male and female counts; no dictionary entry is in our sources yet. English Wiktionary gives the meaning “God is my light”.
Meaning: “God is my light”
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1), 2024: 274 male (rank 64). Documented as a given name in Hebrew.
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03 / By the numbers
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1949–2024 Spelling: אוריאל
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Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel · Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). Thousands separators in the total column are removed when parsing.
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| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 34 | 145 | observed |
| 1950 | 40 | 134 | observed |
| 1951 | 38 | 138 | observed |
| 1952 | 30 | 169 | observed |
| 1953 | 33 | 158 | observed |
| 1954 | 26 | 186 | observed |
| 1955 | 45 | 131 | observed |
| 1956 | 48 | 124 | observed |
| 1957 | 35 | 156 | observed |
| 1958 | 32 | 168 | observed |
| 1959 | 31 | 168 | observed |
| 1960 | 26 | 186 | observed |
| 1961 | 37 | 156 | observed |
| 1962 | 32 | 176 | observed |
| 1963 | 43 | 148 | observed |
| 1964 | 36 | 165 | observed |
| 1965 | 32 | 180 | observed |
| 1966 | 33 | 177 | observed |
| 1967 | 42 | 148 | observed |
| 1968 | 37 | 182 | observed |
| 1969 | 41 | 172 | observed |
| 1970 | 45 | 173 | observed |
| 1971 | 46 | 176 | observed |
| 1972 | 47 | 177 | observed |
| 1973 | 47 | 174 | observed |
| 1974 | 38 | 202 | observed |
| 1975 | 58 | 159 | observed |
| 1976 | 53 | 181 | observed |
| 1977 | 51 | 180 | observed |
| 1978 | 50 | 176 | observed |
| 1979 | 51 | 184 | observed |
| 1980 | 66 | 158 | observed |
| 1981 | 64 | 161 | observed |
| 1982 | 77 | 152 | observed |
| 1983 | 69 | 166 | observed |
| 1984 | 87 | 142 | observed |
| 1985 | 102 | 127 | observed |
| 1986 | 107 | 124 | observed |
| 1987 | 112 | 116 | observed |
| 1988 | 130 | 99 | observed |
| 1989 | 113 | 108 | observed |
| 1990 | 137 | 93 | observed |
| 1991 | 138 | 88 | observed |
| 1992 | 134 | 95 | observed |
| 1993 | 130 | 97 | observed |
| 1994 | 137 | 96 | observed |
| 1995 | 159 | 74 | observed |
| 1996 | 163 | 73 | observed |
| 1997 | 139 | 84 | observed |
| 1998 | 174 | 75 | observed |
| 1999 | 186 | 73 | observed |
| 2000 | 182 | 75 | observed |
| 2001 | 209 | 72 | observed |
| 2002 | 181 | 79 | observed |
| 2003 | 178 | 82 | observed |
| 2004 | 194 | 77 | observed |
| 2005 | 168 | 92 | observed |
| 2006 | 168 | 92 | observed |
| 2007 | 176 | 87 | observed |
| 2008 | 210 | 75 | observed |
| 2009 | 191 | 83 | observed |
| 2010 | 215 | 79 | observed |
| 2011 | 222 | 74 | observed |
| 2012 | 240 | 70 | observed |
| 2013 | 274 | 65 | observed |
| 2014 | 273 | 68 | observed |
| 2015 | 266 | 68 | observed |
| 2016 | 241 | 76 | observed |
| 2017 | 229 | 79 | observed |
| 2018 | 238 | 73 | observed |
| 2019 | 260 | 67 | observed |
| 2020 | 230 | 75 | observed |
| 2021 | 228 | 78 | observed |
| 2022 | 230 | 71 | observed |
| 2023 | 260 | 64 | observed |
| 2024 | 274 | 64 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “אוריאל” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
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