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Ariel

“Lion of God” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #355 in the US (2025) · 90s

Ariel has appeared in US records since 1892 — best rank #66 (1991) · 78,697 babies named Ariel all-time · 1 in 1,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 870 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,100 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ariels

• Ariel Winter — American actress
• Ariel Lin — Taiwanese singer-actress
• Ariel Durant — Russian-Jewish American writer
• Ariel Atkins — American basketball player
• Ariel Gade — American actress

In stories & tradition

• Ariel — The Little Mermaid · Kingdom Hearts
• Ariel Anemoi Asura — Mushoku Tensei
• Ariel Baba — Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night

What Ariels become

Among 770 notable people named Ariel:

Athletes appear 1.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ariel Atkins, American basketball player.

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