Arial is a rare variant of Ariel that peaked in 1991 and has since faded.
Arial is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,040 for girl births in the United States (and #18,614 across all names), given to 8 babies. Arial was first reported in SSA data in 1981 and peaked in 1991 (69 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,040 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #12,370 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,248 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,203 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | #6,738 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,219 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #8,343 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #6,435 |
| 2015 | 29 | 29 | #4,741 |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #6,277 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #6,140 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #6,885 |
| 2010 | 36 | 36 | #4,117 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | #5,106 |
| 2008 | 30 | 30 | #4,902 |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | #4,694 |
| 2006 | 53 | 53 | #3,137 |
| 2005 | 37 | 37 | #3,881 |
| 2004 | 41 | 41 | #3,570 |
| 2003 | 41 | 41 | #3,476 |
| 2002 | 63 | 63 | #2,501 |
| 2001 | 47 | 47 | #3,011 |
| 2000 | 43 | 43 | #3,173 |
| 1999 | 42 | 42 | #3,102 |
| 1998 | 48 | 48 | #2,760 |
| 1997 | 51 | — | #2,517 |
| 1996 | 45 | — | #2,721 |
| 1995 | 36 | — | #3,155 |
| 1994 | 25 | — | #4,125 |
| 1993 | 33 | — | #3,352 |
| 1992 | 37 | — | #3,093 |
| 1991 | 69 | — | #1,997 |
| 1990 | 45 | — | #2,603 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #5,858 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #6,307 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #5,087 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #5,777 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #5,381 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,331 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #4,900 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,292 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #10,525 |