The baby name Biel is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Catalan: /ˈbjɛl/ (approx. "BYEL"); English: /biːl/ (approx. "BEEL").
Biel is Catalan in Origin.
The baby name Biel is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Catalan: /ˈbjɛl/ (approx. "BYEL"); English: /biːl/ (approx. "BEEL").
Biel is Catalan in Origin.
Biel (pronounced bee-EL in Catalan) is the Catalan hypocoristic of Gabriel, ultimately from Hebrew Gavri’el, “God is my strength.” It appears in parish and civil records in Catalonia as a familiar form, and has risen as an independent given name since the late 20th century, peaking in the 2000s to 2010s alongside other brisk Catalan diminutives. The name carries the archangelic associations of Gabriel in Judeo-Christian tradition while feeling modern and succinct.
Variants and related forms include Gabriel (Catalan, Spanish, English, German), Gavriel (Hebrew), Gabriele (Italian), Gabriël (Dutch), and French Gabriel/Gabrielle; feminine counterparts are Gabriela and Gabriella. Nicknames within Catalan and Spanish circles include Biel, Gabi, and Gabri. Outside Catalan usage, Biel more often appears as a surname or toponym; in Slavic languages biel/biały means “white,” but this etymology does not underlie the Catalan given name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 3 | 1,769 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #268 | 1,055 | 12,213 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| BR | 0 | #310 | 36 | 5,969 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2018 | #327 | 5 | 2,587 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #353 | 1,022 | 5,610 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| Spain | 0 | #405 | 48 | 2,326 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #413 | 33 | 10,523 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #618 | 5 | 9,244 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #873 | 20 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #921 | 21 | 12,708 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Biel is popular in 34 countries — most recent births per country:
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