Ariella is an established variant of Ariel that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Ariella is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #174 for girl births in the United States (and #386 across all names), given to 1,756 babies. Ariella was first reported in SSA data in 1967 and peaked in 2020 (1,802 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,756 | 1,756 | #174 | — |
| 2024 | 1,566 | 1,566 | #195 | — |
| 2023 | 1,619 | 1,619 | #184 | — |
| 2022 | 1,638 | 1,638 | #183 | #12,497 |
| 2021 | 1,701 | 1,701 | #171 | — |
| 2020 | 1,802 | 1,808 | #154 | — |
| 2019 | 1,422 | 1,422 | #216 | — |
| 2018 | 1,171 | 1,171 | #283 | — |
| 2017 | 1,104 | 1,104 | #293 | — |
| 2016 | 984 | 984 | #338 | — |
| 2015 | 813 | 813 | #400 | — |
| 2014 | 846 | 846 | #386 | — |
| 2013 | 710 | 710 | #429 | — |
| 2012 | 553 | 553 | #543 | — |
| 2011 | 455 | 455 | #628 | — |
| 2010 | 385 | 385 | #728 | — |
| 2009 | 324 | 324 | #860 | — |
| 2008 | 300 | 300 | #913 | — |
| 2007 | 247 | 247 | #1,059 | — |
| 2006 | 249 | 249 | #1,026 | — |
| 2005 | 195 | 195 | #1,182 | — |
| 2004 | 147 | 147 | #1,414 | — |
| 2003 | 164 | 164 | #1,273 | — |
| 2002 | 138 | 138 | #1,396 | — |
| 2001 | 135 | 135 | #1,403 | — |
| 2000 | 122 | 122 | #1,506 | — |
| 1999 | 132 | 132 | #1,342 | — |
| 1998 | 135 | 135 | #1,314 | — |
| 1997 | 122 | — | #1,390 | — |
| 1996 | 114 | — | #1,439 | — |
| 1995 | 132 | — | #1,273 | — |
| 1994 | 105 | — | #1,497 | — |
| 1993 | 107 | — | #1,486 | — |
| 1992 | 104 | — | #1,507 | — |
| 1991 | 135 | — | #1,248 | — |
| 1990 | 134 | — | #1,237 | — |
| 1989 | 75 | — | #1,787 | — |
| 1988 | 64 | — | #1,913 | — |
| 1987 | 49 | — | #2,199 | — |
| 1986 | 52 | — | #2,055 | — |
| 1985 | 34 | — | #2,752 | — |
| 1984 | 40 | — | #2,385 | — |
| 1983 | 45 | — | #2,160 | — |
| 1982 | 33 | — | #2,775 | — |
| 1981 | 29 | — | #2,992 | — |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #2,869 | — |
| 1979 | 19 | — | #3,911 | — |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #3,290 | — |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #3,920 | — |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #3,974 | — |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #6,532 | — |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,742 | — |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #4,166 | — |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #4,314 | — |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,153 | — |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #4,510 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,008 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,078 | — |