Ariel is a girl name family recorded 316,411 times in 18 countries since 1892. It ranks highest today in Québec (#115 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Argentina in 1974, at 988.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Ariella (England & Wales), Arielle (France, Québec).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of Ariel
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel | Spanish | 155,824 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #331 | 1974 | ▼ 65 % |
| Ariel | Spanish | 78,697 | 🇺🇸 United States | #355 | 1991 | ▼ 60 % |
| Ariel | Spanish | 1,680 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #265 | 2014 | ▼ 32 % |
| Ariel | Spanish | 590 | 🏴 England & Wales | #951 | 2020 | ▲ 30 % |
| Ariel | Spanish | 584 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #268 | 1991 | ▼ 6 % |
| Ariel | Spanish | 475 | 🇫🇷 France | #1490 | 2019 | ▲ 406 % |
| Arielle | French | 30,921 | 🇺🇸 United States | #485 | 1991 | ▼ 26 % |
| Arielle | French | 3,900 | 🇫🇷 France | #684 | 1963 | ▲ 116 % |
| Arielle | French | 2,272 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #115 | 2021 | ▼ 24 % |
| Arielle | French | 1,215 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #372 | 2017 | ▼ 50 % |
| Arielle | French | 1,035 | 🏴 England & Wales | #463 | 2024 | ▲ 193 % |
| Arielle | French | 306 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #592 | 2018 | ▼ 22 % |
| Ariella | English | 22,376 | 🇺🇸 United States | #174 | 2020 | ▲ 141 % |
| Ariella | English | 3,238 | 🏴 England & Wales | #163 | 2024 | ▲ 183 % |
| Ariella | English | 718 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #172 | 2023 | ▲ 25 % |
| Ariella | English | 210 | 🇫🇷 France | #1927 | 2024 | ▲ 279 % |
| Ariella | English | 197 | 🏴 Scotland | #164 | 2024 | ▲ 118 % |
| Ariella | English | 185 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | #201 | 2020 | ▲ 162 % |
| Ariela | Spanish | 3,841 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1261 | 2024 | ▲ 25 % |
| Ariela | Spanish | 2,245 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1524 | 1974 | ▼ 54 % |
| Ariela | Spanish | 213 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1809 | 2023 | ▲ 9 % |
| Ariela | Spanish | 45 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2015 | – |
| Ariela | Spanish | 43 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #427 | 2024 | new |
| Ariela | Spanish | 35 | 🇫🇷 France | #3597 | 2025 | new |
| Ariell | English | 900 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8860 | 1990 | ▼ 35 % |
| Ariele | French | 583 | 🇺🇸 United States | #14942 | 1991 | ▼ 32 % |
| Ariele | French | 200 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1966 | – |
| Ariele | French | 40 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2016 | – |
| Ariele | French | 5 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2014 | – |
| Aryelle | French | 578 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7491 | 2015 | ▼ 45 % |
| Aryelle | French | 78 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2017 | – |
| Aryelle | French | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2024 | – |
| Aryel | French | 626 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10917 | 2017 | ▼ 53 % |
| Aryel | French | 25 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2016 | – |
| Aryella | English | 356 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5238 | 2022 | ▲ 106 % |
| Aryella | English | 6 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2018 | – |
| Arrielle | English | 333 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1991 | – |
| Arriel | English | 324 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1991 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Ariella ↔ Arielle — verified against linguistic sources
- Ariela ↔ Ariel — verified against linguistic sources
- Ariella ↔ Ariela — spelling variant
- Ariella ↔ Aryella — spelling variant
- Arielle ↔ Ariele — spelling variant
- Arielle ↔ Aryelle — spelling variant
- Arielle ↔ Arrielle — spelling variant
- Ariel ↔ Ariell — spelling variant
- Ariel ↔ Aryel — spelling variant
- Ariel ↔ Arriel — spelling variant
Questions about Ariel
How popular is the name Ariel?
In 2025 it ranked #115 in Québec. Official registers record 316,411 births across 18 countries.
What is Ariel in other languages?
Arielle (French); Ariella (English); Ariela (Spanish); Ariell (English); Ariele (French); Aryelle (French); Aryel (French); Aryella (English); Arrielle (English); Arriel (English).
When was Ariel most popular?
It peaked in Argentina in 1974, at 988.7 births per 100,000.
Is Ariel a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Ariel is a girl name.