Ariel
#355 for girls in 2025, 851 births · #558 for boys in 2025, 533 births
Given to girls 78.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1991 · 5,411 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 78,697since 1892
Ariel over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #355 | 851 | #558 | 533 |
| 2024 | #300 | 1,055 | #509 | 598 |
| 2023 | #287 | 1,096 | #521 | 566 |
| 2022 | #236 | 1,295 | #569 | 519 |
| 2021 | #220 | 1,351 | #557 | 507 |
| 2020 | #199 | 1,472 | #565 | 497 |
| 2019 | #172 | 1,685 | #551 | 511 |
| 2018 | #154 | 1,832 | #584 | 470 |
| 2017 | #142 | 2,076 | #488 | 600 |
| 2016 | #140 | 2,199 | #499 | 601 |
| 2015 | #137 | 2,358 | #601 | 455 |
| 2014 | #132 | 2,445 | #743 | 319 |
| 2013 | #145 | 2,140 | #759 | 298 |
| 2012 | #181 | 1,742 | #769 | 296 |
| 2011 | #220 | 1,438 | #623 | 379 |
| 2010 | #213 | 1,462 | #602 | 413 |
| 2009 | #205 | 1,577 | #556 | 475 |
| 2008 | #217 | 1,553 | #568 | 455 |
| 2007 | #188 | 1,784 | #508 | 521 |
| 2006 | #202 | 1,734 | #468 | 573 |
| 2005 | #222 | 1,568 | #547 | 438 |
| 2004 | #219 | 1,546 | #553 | 416 |
| 2003 | #213 | 1,548 | #572 | 387 |
| 2002 | #215 | 1,548 | #514 | 441 |
| 2001 | #197 | 1,654 | #538 | 405 |
| 2000 | #184 | 1,753 | #548 | 384 |
| 1999 | #171 | 1,834 | #505 | 422 |
| 1998 | #147 | 2,150 | #474 | 467 |
| 1997 | #145 | 2,212 | #484 | 442 |
| 1996 | #163 | 1,924 | #462 | 469 |
| 1995 | #151 | 2,149 | #484 | 447 |
| 1994 | #145 | 2,187 | #480 | 444 |
| 1993 | #121 | 2,707 | #478 | 441 |
| 1992 | #87 | 3,961 | #472 | 456 |
| 1991 | #66 | 5,411 | #360 | 666 |
| 1990 | #94 | 3,607 | #482 | 408 |
| 1989 | #209 | 1,284 | #489 | 383 |
| 1988 | #277 | 911 | #493 | 345 |
| 1987 | #373 | 626 | #521 | 294 |
| 1986 | #364 | 653 | #509 | 299 |
| 1985 | #379 | 600 | #513 | 291 |
| 1984 | #362 | 636 | #504 | 281 |
| 1983 | #348 | 650 | #471 | 315 |
| 1982 | #394 | 584 | #497 | 294 |
| 1981 | #722 | 228 | #553 | 236 |
| 1980 | #853 | 181 | #554 | 239 |
| 1979 | #950 | 154 | #581 | 216 |
| 1978 | #895 | 162 | #561 | 223 |
| 1977 | #1,175 | 105 | #675 | 157 |
| 1976 | #1,585 | 63 | #614 | 177 |
| 1975 | #1,625 | 60 | #616 | 175 |
| 1974 | #2,213 | 36 | #647 | 155 |
| 1973 | #1,939 | 42 | #772 | 106 |
| 1972 | #2,356 | 31 | #797 | 100 |
| 1971 | #2,736 | 26 | #873 | 87 |
| 1970 | #2,120 | 38 | #884 | 83 |
| 1969 | #2,350 | 30 | #846 | 82 |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 | #818 | 82 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #931 | 60 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #1,450 | 28 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #1,144 | 43 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #1,350 | 34 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #1,455 | 29 |
| 1962 | — | #1,515 | 27 | |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #1,349 | 35 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #1,619 | 25 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #2,111 | 15 |
| 1958 | — | #2,026 | 16 | |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #1,634 | 24 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #1,886 | 18 |
| 1955 | — | #3,505 | 6 | |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #2,246 | 12 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | — | |
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | — | |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | #2,331 | 13 |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,600 | 25 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #1,408 | 27 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,308 | 19 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,203 | 12 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Ariel! It came in at #1,450, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1903, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Ariel is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alaska#123 · 1 in 498
- New Hampshire#187 · 1 in 987
- Oregon#192 · 1 in 1,042
- Hawaii#204 · 1 in 817
- New Mexico#238 · 1 in 1,067
Best ever in a state: #20 in Hawaii, 1991.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #123 | 8 | 1 in 498 |
| New Hampshire | #187 | 6 | 1 in 987 |
| Oregon | #192 | 15 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Hawaii | #204 | 6 | 1 in 817 |
| New Mexico | #238 | 9 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Washington | #248 | 20 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Louisiana | #250 | 20 | 1 in 1,504 |
| District of Columbia | #257 | 5 | 1 in 1,138 |
| Kansas | #264 | 9 | 1 in 1,628 |
| Mississippi | #274 | 10 | 1 in 1,474 |
| Massachusetts | #284 | 18 | 1 in 1,944 |
| Minnesota | #300 | 13 | 1 in 2,195 |
| Colorado | #324 | 11 | 1 in 1,996 |
| Oklahoma | #324 | 10 | 1 in 2,012 |
| New Jersey | #325 | 18 | 1 in 2,245 |
| New York | #326 | 52 | 1 in 2,056 |
| Connecticut | #329 | 7 | 1 in 2,433 |
| North Carolina | #343 | 15 | 1 in 2,370 |
| Illinois | #345 | 31 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Virginia | #363 | 13 | 1 in 2,535 |
| Tennessee | #364 | 10 | 1 in 2,777 |
| Maryland | #371 | 9 | 1 in 2,679 |
| Utah | #392 | 6 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Michigan | #394 | 19 | 1 in 3,014 |
| Kentucky | #404 | 6 | 1 in 3,542 |
| California | #409 | 80 | 1 in 2,528 |
| Arizona | #410 | 9 | 1 in 2,555 |
| Florida | #410 | 23 | 1 in 2,837 |
| Georgia | #434 | 12 | 1 in 3,091 |
| South Carolina | #437 | 6 | 1 in 2,972 |
| Pennsylvania | #438 | 18 | 1 in 3,841 |
| Texas | #438 | 47 | 1 in 2,837 |
| Wisconsin | #451 | 7 | 1 in 4,378 |
| Missouri | #468 | 8 | 1 in 4,023 |
| Ohio | #533 | 13 | 1 in 5,315 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ariel
- 55 spots since 2024 (#300 → #355)
- 156 spots since 2020 (#199 → #355)
- 218 spots since 2015 (#137 → #355)
- Biggest jump: 328 spots in 1982 (#722 → #394)
- Biggest drop: 55 spots in 1979 (#895 → #950)
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 1991 at #66 (5,411 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 1990–1992
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1978–2025
- Highest: 1 in 347 girls born in 1991 were named Ariel (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,889 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 35.8% of all girls named Ariel (28,142) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1981, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 15 | #1,450 (1892) | #1,510 |
| 1900s | 52 | #1,203 (1908) | #1,613 |
| 1910s | 156 | #1,241 (1911) | #1,909 |
| 1920s | 129 | #1,816 (1920) | #2,747 |
| 1930s | 83 | #2,521 (1936) | #3,163 |
| 1940s | 86 | #2,251 (1943) | #3,430 |
| 1950s | 63 | #3,662 (1950) | #4,504 |
| 1960s | 139 | #2,350 (1969) | #3,555 |
| 1970s | 717 | #895 (1978) | #1,759 |
| 1980s | 6,353 | #209 (1989) | #428 |
| 1990s | 28,142 | #66 (1991) | #129 |
| 2000s | 16,265 | #184 (2000) | #206 |
| 2010s | 19,377 | #132 (2014) | #164 |
| 2020s | 7,120 | #199 (2020) | #266 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ariel in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,868 of them was named Ariel, which outranked 97.0% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 6,351 of them was named Ariel, which outranked 93.2% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.