The baby name Peniel is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced peh-NEE-el (pəˈniːəl).
Peniel is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Peniel is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced peh-NEE-el (pəˈniːəl).
Peniel is Hebrew in Origin.
Peniel is a biblical Hebrew name from Penuel/Pniel, built from panim “face, presence” + El “God,” yielding “face of God” or “in the presence of God.” In Genesis 32:30, Jacob names the place Peniel after wrestling with a divine being, “for I have seen God face to face.” The name also appears for several men in 1 Chronicles, showing it functioned historically as a masculine given name as well as a toponym.
Through transmission into Greek and later languages, multiple forms emerged: Penuel and Peniel in English, Phanuel in the Septuagint and in Luke 2:36 (as the father of Anna), and Fanuel in Ethiopian and other African traditions. Puritans and later Protestant communities revived it as a given name; today it sees niche, often unisex, use in English-speaking and global Christian circles. Related variants include Pniel and the Spanish/Portuguese Peniel.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #172 | 2 | 1,585 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #244 | 6 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #281 | 5 | 2,795 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #302 | 5 | 2,588 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #336 | 10 | 8,138 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #391 | 4 | 2,886 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #392 | 3 | 3,215 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #531 | 10 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #540 | 11 | 12,054 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #617 | 6 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #737 | 50 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #899 | 53 | 16,906 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #906 | 11 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #969 | 14 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,158 | 21 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,171 | 13 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
Peniel is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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