Ariel is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1991 and has grown less common since.
Ariel is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #356 among girls (851) and #558 among boys (533) — overall #485 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,384 | 1,384 | #356 | #558 |
| 2024 | 1,653 | 1,653 | #300 | #509 |
| 2023 | 1,662 | 1,662 | #287 | #521 |
| 2022 | 1,814 | 1,819 | #236 | #569 |
| 2021 | 1,858 | 1,858 | #220 | #557 |
| 2020 | 1,969 | 1,969 | #200 | #565 |
| 2019 | 2,196 | 2,201 | #172 | #551 |
| 2018 | 2,302 | 2,307 | #154 | #584 |
| 2017 | 2,676 | 2,676 | #142 | #488 |
| 2016 | 2,800 | 2,806 | #140 | #499 |
| 2015 | 2,813 | 2,825 | #137 | #602 |
| 2014 | 2,764 | 2,764 | #132 | #743 |
| 2013 | 2,438 | 2,446 | #145 | #759 |
| 2012 | 2,038 | 2,051 | #181 | #769 |
| 2011 | 1,817 | 1,827 | #220 | #623 |
| 2010 | 1,875 | 1,882 | #213 | #602 |
| 2009 | 2,052 | 2,061 | #205 | #556 |
| 2008 | 2,008 | 2,020 | #217 | #568 |
| 2007 | 2,305 | 2,319 | #188 | #508 |
| 2006 | 2,307 | 2,321 | #202 | #468 |
| 2005 | 2,006 | 2,021 | #222 | #547 |
| 2004 | 1,962 | 1,976 | #219 | #553 |
| 2003 | 1,935 | 1,952 | #213 | #572 |
| 2002 | 1,989 | 2,011 | #215 | #514 |
| 2001 | 2,059 | 2,082 | #197 | #538 |
| 2000 | 2,137 | 2,154 | #184 | #548 |
| 1999 | 2,256 | 2,296 | #171 | #505 |
| 1998 | 2,617 | 2,645 | #147 | #474 |
| 1997 | 2,654 | — | #145 | #484 |
| 1996 | 2,393 | — | #163 | #462 |
| 1995 | 2,596 | — | #151 | #484 |
| 1994 | 2,631 | — | #146 | #480 |
| 1993 | 3,148 | — | #121 | #478 |
| 1992 | 4,417 | — | #87 | #472 |
| 1991 | 6,077 | — | #66 | #360 |
| 1990 | 4,015 | — | #94 | #482 |
| 1989 | 1,667 | — | #209 | #489 |
| 1988 | 1,256 | — | #277 | #493 |
| 1987 | 920 | — | #373 | #521 |
| 1986 | 952 | — | #364 | #509 |
| 1985 | 891 | — | #379 | #513 |
| 1984 | 917 | — | #362 | #504 |
| 1983 | 965 | — | #348 | #471 |
| 1982 | 878 | — | #394 | #497 |
| 1981 | 464 | — | #722 | #553 |
| 1980 | 420 | — | #853 | #554 |
| 1979 | 370 | — | #951 | #581 |
| 1978 | 385 | — | #895 | #561 |
| 1977 | 262 | — | #1,176 | #675 |
| 1976 | 240 | — | #1,587 | #614 |
| 1975 | 235 | — | #1,628 | #616 |
| 1974 | 191 | — | #2,216 | #647 |
| 1973 | 148 | — | #1,940 | #772 |
| 1972 | 131 | — | #2,357 | #797 |
| 1971 | 113 | — | #2,742 | #873 |
| 1970 | 121 | — | #2,124 | #885 |
| 1969 | 112 | — | #2,354 | #846 |
| 1968 | 109 | — | #2,364 | #818 |
| 1967 | 73 | — | #3,668 | #931 |
| 1966 | 38 | — | #4,209 | #1,451 |
| 1965 | 54 | — | #3,966 | #1,145 |
| 1964 | 50 | — | #3,251 | #1,351 |
| 1963 | 38 | — | #4,558 | #1,456 |
| 1962 | 27 | — | — | #1,517 |
| 1961 | 46 | — | #4,023 | #1,351 |
| 1960 | 37 | — | #3,703 | #1,621 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #6,293 | #2,116 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | — | #2,028 |
| 1957 | 35 | — | #3,707 | #1,634 |
| 1956 | 23 | — | #5,993 | #1,888 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | — | #3,521 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | #4,297 | #3,466 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | #3,699 | #2,716 |
| 1952 | 20 | — | #4,143 | #2,255 |
| 1951 | 19 | — | #4,402 | #2,254 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #3,677 | #3,037 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | #3,910 | #3,320 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #5,279 | #2,448 |
| 1947 | 13 | — | #2,909 | — |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #3,039 | #2,930 |
| 1945 | 18 | — | #3,403 | #2,248 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #4,077 | #2,875 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #2,259 | — |
| 1942 | 13 | — | #3,459 | #3,591 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #2,674 | — |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,446 | — |
| 1938 | 24 | — | #2,589 | #1,984 |
| 1937 | 17 | — | #3,161 | #2,486 |
| 1936 | 11 | — | #2,530 | — |
| 1935 | 16 | — | #3,171 | #2,726 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #3,830 | #2,988 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,424 | — |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #3,294 | — |
| 1931 | 17 | — | #2,990 | #2,878 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #3,364 | #3,038 |
| 1929 | 25 | — | #2,314 | #2,459 |
| 1928 | 16 | — | #3,768 | #2,857 |
| 1927 | 19 | — | #2,710 | #3,466 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,593 | — |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #2,788 | — |
| 1924 | 19 | — | #2,984 | #3,276 |
| 1923 | 23 | — | #3,140 | #2,338 |
| 1922 | 29 | — | #2,192 | #2,495 |
| 1921 | 26 | — | #2,291 | #2,815 |
| 1920 | 32 | — | #1,822 | #2,772 |
| 1919 | 11 | — | #2,825 | — |
| 1918 | 33 | — | #1,602 | #3,116 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | #2,209 | #2,740 |
| 1916 | 34 | — | #1,408 | #3,193 |
| 1915 | 30 | — | #1,524 | #3,100 |
| 1914 | 16 | — | #2,907 | #2,280 |
| 1913 | 24 | — | #1,311 | #2,840 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | #1,991 | — |
| 1911 | 14 | — | #1,247 | — |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #2,159 | — |
| 1909 | 7 | — | #1,779 | — |
| 1908 | 12 | — | #1,212 | — |
| 1907 | 9 | — | #1,397 | — |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,423 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #1,952 | — |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,669 | — |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,950 | — |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,618 | — |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,506 | — |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,470 | — |