Ariel

“Lion of God” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #356 in the US (2025) · 90s

Ariel reached #66 in 1991 and has faded to #356 since. About 79,000 girls have carried it since 1892. About 67% of babies named Ariel in recent years have been girls. Ari is a short form of Ariel.

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 773 notable people named Ariel:

Sports figures appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ariel Atkins, American basketball player.

Similar names: Arielle · Mariah · Ariyah · Jordan · Abby · Aniyah

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