Arielle

#485 for girls in 2025, 618 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1991 · 1,631 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
30,870
since 1962

Arielle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Arielle has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #183, 1991girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
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2022#385815#12,3305
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2020#346892#10,6056
2019#330972—
2018#3231,011—
2017#3191,020—
2016#3031,075—
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2014#340987—
2013#366855—
2012#410762—
2011#500587—
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1992#283974#7,4226
1991#1831,631—
1990#1851,569#7,1786
1989#1851,530#2,90221
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1987#581341—
1986#604318#5,3327
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First appearance
1962

The first year at least five girls were named Arielle! It came in at #5,293, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1963–1965, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Arielle is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedAKMaine: #151 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 699 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedNHWashington: #220 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #378 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,829 girlsMNIllinois: #126 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 661 girlsILWisconsin: #255 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,723 girlsWIMichigan: #149 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 851 girlsMINew York: #113 for girls · 198 births · 1 in 600 girlsNYMassachusetts: #142 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 786 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedRIOregon: #350 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,009 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedSDIowa: #325 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,266 girlsIAIndiana: #181 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,073 girlsINOhio: #177 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsOHPennsylvania: #165 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 984 girlsPANew Jersey: #96 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 457 girlsNJConnecticut: #152 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 831 girlsCTCalifornia: #261 for girls · 166 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsCAUtah: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsUTColorado: #191 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,029 girlsCONebraska: #259 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,520 girlsNEMissouri: #312 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsMOKentucky: #485 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,257 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #146 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 843 girlsVAMaryland: #152 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 866 girlsMDDelaware: #150 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 738 girlsDEArizona: #285 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Arielle, so not publishedNMKansas: #212 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsKSArkansas: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,388 girlsARTennessee: #221 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #194 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #285 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,800 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #31 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 118 girlsDCOklahoma: #252 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsOKLouisiana: #120 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 678 girlsLAMississippi: #214 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsMSAlabama: #313 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsALGeorgia: #205 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,196 girlsGAHawaii: #214 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 842 girlsHITexas: #344 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 2,084 girlsTXFlorida: #160 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 928 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#31 · 1 in 118
  2. New Jersey#96 · 1 in 457
  3. New York#113 · 1 in 600
  4. Louisiana#120 · 1 in 678
  5. Illinois#126 · 1 in 661

Best ever in a state: #31 in District of Columbia, 1989.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#31131 in 118
New Jersey#961051 in 457
New York#1131981 in 600
Louisiana#120381 in 678
Illinois#1261171 in 661
Massachusetts#142491 in 786
Virginia#146441 in 843
Michigan#149711 in 851
Delaware#15051 in 738
Maine#15191 in 699
Connecticut#152231 in 831
Maryland#152321 in 866
Florida#160831 in 928
Pennsylvania#165731 in 984
Ohio#177661 in 1,058
Indiana#181321 in 1,073
Colorado#191201 in 1,029
North Carolina#194351 in 1,162
Georgia#205351 in 1,196
Kansas#212121 in 1,177
Hawaii#21461 in 842
Mississippi#214131 in 1,053
Washington#220251 in 1,179
Tennessee#221221 in 1,354
Arkansas#23391 in 1,388
Oklahoma#252121 in 1,437
Wisconsin#255171 in 1,723
Nebraska#25961 in 1,520
California#2611661 in 1,470
Arizona#285171 in 1,496
South Carolina#285111 in 1,800
Missouri#312151 in 2,169
Alabama#313121 in 1,889
Iowa#32571 in 2,266
Texas#344641 in 2,084
Oregon#35081 in 2,009
Minnesota#378101 in 2,829
Utah#40661 in 2,240
Kentucky#48551 in 4,257
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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 Arielle
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 13 spots since 2024 (#498 → #485)
  • 139 spots since 2020 (#346 → #485)
  • 133 spots since 2015 (#352 → #485)
  • Biggest jump: 348 spots in 1982 (#1,277 → #929)
  • Biggest drop: 120 spots in 1993 (#283 → #403)
Rise & fade · girls
29 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1962
  • Peaked 1991 at #183 (1,631 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 44 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1982–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,150
  • Highest: 1 in 1,150 girls born in 1991 were named Arielle (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,601 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 28.5% of all girls named Arielle (8,792) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s21#4,493 (1966)#5,752
1970s222#2,218 (1979)#3,712
1980s4,043#185 (1989)#726
1990s8,494#183 (1991)#359
2000s4,774#544 (2000)#590
2010s8,792#303 (2016)#375
2020s4,524#346 (2020)#416

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.

Arielle in 1989

girls
#185
1,530 births · 1 in 1,205 girls
boys
#2,902
21 births · 1 in 95,282 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #185Arielle1,530

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #2,902Arielle21
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 1,205 of them was named Arielle, which outranked 98.7% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Arielle
  1. #182Karina1,539
  2. #183Kirsten1,538
  3. #184Teresa1,534
  4. #185Arielle1,530
  5. #186Barbara1,493
  6. #187Tamara1,486
  7. #188Autumn1,482
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 95,282 of them was named Arielle, which outranked 68.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Arielle
  1. #2,784Yesenia22
  2. #2,784Yves22
  3. #2,784Zacchaeus22
  4. #2,902Arielle21
  5. #2,902Abrahan21
  6. #2,902Addam21
  7. #2,902Adil21
  8. #2,989Adel20
  9. #2,989Adrienne20
  10. #2,989Alen20

Tied with 86 names at #2,902; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →