Trend of the Popularity of Ariel as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 851 female babies that were named Ariel in the US, which was 0.05% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Ariel peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1991 with a count of 5,411 babies, which was 0.29% of the total female babies born in the US in 1991.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Ariel, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Ariel.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Ariel in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Ariel in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Ariel from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Ariel as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	181	0.01
1981	228	0.01
1982	584	0.03
1983	650	0.04
1984	636	0.04
1985	600	0.04
1986	653	0.04
1987	626	0.04
1988	911	0.05
1989	1284	0.07
1990	3607	0.19
1991	5411	0.29
1992	3961	0.22
1993	2707	0.15
1994	2187	0.12
1995	2149	0.12
1996	1924	0.11
1997	2212	0.13
1998	2150	0.12
1999	1834	0.10
2000	1753	0.10
2001	1654	0.09
2002	1548	0.09
2003	1548	0.09
2004	1546	0.08
2005	1568	0.09
2006	1734	0.09
2007	1784	0.09
2008	1553	0.08
2009	1577	0.09
2010	1462	0.08
2011	1438	0.08
2012	1742	0.10
2013	2140	0.12
2014	2445	0.14
2015	2358	0.13
2016	2199	0.12
2017	2076	0.12
2018	1832	0.11
2019	1685	0.10
2020	1472	0.09
2021	1351	0.08
2022	1295	0.08
2023	1096	0.07
2024	1055	0.07
2025	851	0.05