Ariel

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Primarily a girl's name · Unisex โ€” 81% girls / 19% boys

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning

Ariel is a given name from Biblical Hebrew ืืจื™ืืœ Ariel that literally means "lion of God". The female form is ืืจื™ืืœื”. In modern Hebrew, Ariel is primarily used as a male name. Common short forms of Ariel are Ari Arie and Arik for boys. It also appears as a surname.

From Wikipedia

Ariel first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 7 babies (rank #200 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ariel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ariel yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

21
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
7
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20142#608
20152#583
20166#262
20177#200