Ariel

“Lion of God” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #558 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Ariel reached its best rank, #360, in 1991 and ranked #558 in 2025. Roughly 22,000 boys have been named Ariel since 1913. About 67% of babies named Ariel in recent years have been girls. Ari is a short form of Ariel. About 1,500 boys a year are given Ari as their full name.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,900 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 5,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,000 boys in Poland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ariels

Ariel Sharon — Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 (1928-2014)
Ariel Ortega — Argentine footballer
Ariel Henry — Haitian politician and neurosurgeon (born 1949)
Ariel Ibagaza — Argentine association football player
Ariel Garcé — Argentine association football player

In stories & tradition

Ariel — angel
Ariel of Moab — 2 Samuel 23

What Ariels become

Among 773 notable people named Ariel:

Sports figures appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ariel Ortega, Argentine footballer.

Similar names: Joaquin · Ari · Moises · Uriel · Adan · Saul

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