Ariel
Girl and boy name · Hebrew origin
Ariel meaning
lion of God
Ariel at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Origin (boy)
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #511 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #299 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- lion
- nature
Ariel popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1920 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1960 | #1,620 | 25 |
| 1970 | #884 | 83 |
| 1980 | #554 | 239 |
| 1990 | #482 | 408 |
| 1991 | #360 | 666 |
| 2000 | #548 | 384 |
| 2010 | #602 | 413 |
| 2020 | #564 | 497 |
| 2024 | #511 | 595 |
All 101 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1914 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1915 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1916 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1917 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1918 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1921 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1922 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1923 | #2,331 | 13 |
| 1924 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1927 | #3,450 | 7 |
| 1928 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1929 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1930 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1931 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1934 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1935 | #2,720 | 8 |
| 1937 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1938 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1942 | #3,561 | 5 |
| 1944 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1945 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1946 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1948 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1949 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1951 | #2,246 | 12 |
| 1952 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1953 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1954 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1955 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1956 | #1,884 | 18 |
| 1957 | #1,633 | 24 |
| 1958 | #2,026 | 16 |
| 1959 | #2,110 | 15 |
| 1960 | #1,620 | 25 |
| 1961 | #1,348 | 35 |
| 1962 | #1,515 | 27 |
| 1963 | #1,454 | 29 |
| 1964 | #1,350 | 34 |
| 1965 | #1,144 | 43 |
| 1966 | #1,450 | 28 |
| 1967 | #931 | 60 |
| 1968 | #818 | 82 |
| 1969 | #846 | 82 |
| 1970 | #884 | 83 |
| 1971 | #873 | 87 |
| 1972 | #797 | 100 |
| 1973 | #772 | 106 |
| 1974 | #647 | 155 |
| 1975 | #616 | 175 |
| 1976 | #614 | 177 |
| 1977 | #675 | 157 |
| 1978 | #559 | 224 |
| 1979 | #581 | 216 |
| 1980 | #554 | 239 |
| 1981 | #553 | 236 |
| 1982 | #497 | 294 |
| 1983 | #471 | 315 |
| 1984 | #504 | 281 |
| 1985 | #513 | 290 |
| 1986 | #510 | 299 |
| 1987 | #521 | 294 |
| 1988 | #493 | 345 |
| 1989 | #489 | 383 |
| 1990 | #482 | 408 |
| 1991 | #360 | 666 |
| 1992 | #472 | 456 |
| 1993 | #478 | 441 |
| 1994 | #480 | 444 |
| 1995 | #484 | 447 |
| 1996 | #462 | 469 |
| 1997 | #484 | 442 |
| 1998 | #474 | 467 |
| 1999 | #505 | 422 |
| 2000 | #548 | 384 |
| 2001 | #538 | 405 |
| 2002 | #514 | 441 |
| 2003 | #572 | 387 |
| 2004 | #553 | 416 |
| 2005 | #547 | 438 |
| 2006 | #468 | 573 |
| 2007 | #508 | 521 |
| 2008 | #568 | 455 |
| 2009 | #556 | 475 |
| 2010 | #602 | 413 |
| 2011 | #623 | 379 |
| 2012 | #769 | 296 |
| 2013 | #759 | 298 |
| 2014 | #743 | 319 |
| 2015 | #601 | 455 |
| 2016 | #499 | 601 |
| 2017 | #487 | 600 |
| 2018 | #584 | 470 |
| 2019 | #552 | 510 |
| 2020 | #564 | 497 |
| 2021 | #557 | 507 |
| 2022 | #569 | 519 |
| 2023 | #522 | 565 |
| 2024 | #511 | 595 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,661 | 9 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 |
| 1970 | #2,120 | 38 |
| 1980 | #853 | 181 |
| 1990 | #94 | 3,607 |
| 1991 | #66 | 5,411 |
| 2000 | #184 | 1,753 |
| 2010 | #213 | 1,462 |
| 2020 | #200 | 1,468 |
| 2024 | #299 | 1,051 |
All 121 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 |
| 1908 | #1,203 | 12 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,308 | 19 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 |
| 1916 | #1,408 | 27 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 |
| 1918 | #1,600 | 25 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 |
| 1923 | #3,126 | 10 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 |
| 1942 | #3,443 | 8 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,661 | 9 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 |
| 1954 | #4,277 | 8 |
| 1956 | #5,953 | 5 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 |
| 1959 | #6,244 | 5 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 |
| 1961 | #4,010 | 11 |
| 1963 | #4,538 | 9 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 |
| 1968 | #2,359 | 27 |
| 1969 | #2,349 | 30 |
| 1970 | #2,120 | 38 |
| 1971 | #2,736 | 26 |
| 1972 | #2,357 | 31 |
| 1973 | #1,939 | 42 |
| 1974 | #2,212 | 36 |
| 1975 | #1,626 | 60 |
| 1976 | #1,585 | 63 |
| 1977 | #1,175 | 105 |
| 1978 | #895 | 162 |
| 1979 | #950 | 154 |
| 1980 | #853 | 181 |
| 1981 | #721 | 228 |
| 1982 | #394 | 584 |
| 1983 | #348 | 650 |
| 1984 | #362 | 636 |
| 1985 | #379 | 600 |
| 1986 | #364 | 653 |
| 1987 | #372 | 626 |
| 1988 | #277 | 911 |
| 1989 | #209 | 1,284 |
| 1990 | #94 | 3,607 |
| 1991 | #66 | 5,411 |
| 1992 | #87 | 3,961 |
| 1993 | #121 | 2,707 |
| 1994 | #145 | 2,187 |
| 1995 | #151 | 2,149 |
| 1996 | #163 | 1,924 |
| 1997 | #145 | 2,212 |
| 1998 | #147 | 2,150 |
| 1999 | #171 | 1,834 |
| 2000 | #184 | 1,753 |
| 2001 | #197 | 1,654 |
| 2002 | #215 | 1,548 |
| 2003 | #213 | 1,548 |
| 2004 | #219 | 1,546 |
| 2005 | #222 | 1,568 |
| 2006 | #202 | 1,734 |
| 2007 | #188 | 1,784 |
| 2008 | #217 | 1,553 |
| 2009 | #205 | 1,577 |
| 2010 | #213 | 1,462 |
| 2011 | #220 | 1,438 |
| 2012 | #181 | 1,741 |
| 2013 | #145 | 2,140 |
| 2014 | #132 | 2,444 |
| 2015 | #137 | 2,358 |
| 2016 | #140 | 2,198 |
| 2017 | #142 | 2,075 |
| 2018 | #154 | 1,828 |
| 2019 | #172 | 1,683 |
| 2020 | #200 | 1,468 |
| 2021 | #220 | 1,351 |
| 2022 | #237 | 1,292 |
| 2023 | #287 | 1,094 |
| 2024 | #299 | 1,051 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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