Ariel

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Primarily a girl's name · Unisex โ€” 85% girls / 15% 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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 216 babies (rank #145 that year). In 2024 it was given to 96 girls (rank #317). 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.

5,146
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
216
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
1991181#189
1992157#217
1993114#257
199484#299
1995100#288
199690#314
1997106#270
1998112#257
199999#278
200073#365
200181#340
200285#325
200377#370
200477#372
200590#328
2006109#277
2007120#264
200896#340
2009118#286
2010121#266
2011122#267
2012178#176
2013180#182
2014216#145
2015207#144
2016208#141
2017171#169
2018179#161
2019175#159
2020155#177
2021151#195
2022130#217
202398#304
202496#317