Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Lion Of God
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ariel
Pronunciation
a-riel
More about the name
Ariel is a given name from Biblical Hebrew אריאל Ariel that literally means "lion of God". The female form is אריאלה (transliterated as Ariela, Ariella, or the alternative English and French spelling Arielle). In modern Hebrew, Ariel is primarily used as a male name.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #361, 665 births); most recent 2025 (rank #558, 533 births)
- Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #66, 5,409 births); most recent 2025 (rank #355, 851 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 533 | 851 |
| 2024 | 595 | 1,051 |
| 2023 | 565 | 1,094 |
| 2022 | 519 | 1,292 |
| 2021 | 507 | 1,351 |
| 2020 | 497 | 1,468 |
| 2019 | 510 | 1,683 |
| 2018 | 470 | 1,828 |
| 2017 | 600 | 2,075 |
| 2016 | 601 | 2,198 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1007, 30 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #710, 52 births); most recent 2025 (rank #951, 37 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 37 |
| 2024 | 23 | 41 |
| 2023 | 26 | 43 |
| 2022 | 16 | 33 |
| 2021 | 24 | 37 |
| 2020 | 16 | 52 |
| 2019 | 16 | 45 |
| 2018 | 7 | 34 |
| 2017 | 20 | 35 |
| 2016 | 17 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #572, 82 births); most recent 2023 (rank #545, 81 births)
- Girls: peak in 1965 (rank #569, 26 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1781, 17 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 81 | 17 |
| 2022 | 76 | 20 |
| 2021 | 82 | 19 |
| 2020 | 80 | 13 |
| 2019 | 56 | 23 |
| 2018 | 55 | 3 |
| 2017 | 54 | 11 |
| 2016 | 35 | 5 |
| 2015 | 42 | 6 |
| 2014 | 61 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #534, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 3 |
| 2020 | – | 6 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #636, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #351, 7 births); most recent 2003 (rank #486, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #103, 39 births); most recent 2023 (rank #268, 12 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 12 |
| 2022 | – | 16 |
| 2021 | – | 19 |
| 2020 | – | 9 |
| 2019 | – | 11 |
| 2018 | – | 21 |
| 2017 | – | 19 |
| 2016 | – | 24 |
| 2015 | – | 25 |
| 2014 | – | 28 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence