Ariel

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Ariel is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (18% of births). There have been 99,253 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 77,823 as girls and 21,430 as boys. Ariel gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 1991 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,646
2023 1,659
2022 1,811
2021 1,858
2020 1,965
2019 2,193
2018 2,298
2017 2,675
2016 2,799
2015 2,813
2014 2,763
2013 2,438
2012 2,037
2011 1,817
2010 1,875
2009 2,052
2008 2,008
2007 2,305
2006 2,307
2005 2,006
2004 1,962
2003 1,935
2002 1,989
2001 2,059
2000 2,137
1999 2,256
1998 2,617
1997 2,654
1996 2,393
1995 2,596
1994 2,631
1993 3,148
1992 4,417
1991 6,077
1990 4,015
1989 1,667
1988 1,256
1987 920
1986 952
1985 890
1984 917
1983 965
1982 878
1981 464
1980 420
1979 370
1978 386
1977 262
1976 240
1975 235
1974 191
1973 148
1972 131
1971 113
1970 121
1969 112
1968 109
1967 73
1966 38
1965 54
1964 50
1963 38
1962 27
1961 46
1960 37
1959 20
1958 16
1957 35
1956 23
1955 6
1954 14
1953 19
1952 20
1951 19
1950 16
1949 14
1948 15
1947 13
1946 18
1945 18
1944 13
1943 16
1942 13
1941 11
1939 7
1938 24
1937 17
1936 11
1935 16
1934 13
1933 7
1932 8
1931 17
1930 16
1929 25
1928 16
1927 19
1926 8
1925 12
1924 19
1923 23
1922 29
1921 26
1920 32
1919 11
1918 33
1917 24
1916 34
1915 30
1914 16
1913 24
1912 9
1911 14
1910 6
1909 7
1908 12
1907 9
1906 8
1905 5
1904 6
1900 5
1899 5
1894 5
1892 5