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

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