Ariel
Pronounced EH1 R IY0 AH0 L (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1991
- 133 years in use
- Biblical
- 1 spelling
How popular is Ariel?
Ariel is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1892. It has been given to 101,549 children — the 426th most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1991, when 5,543 children were given it.
Aerial is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 21% of children named Ariel are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Ariel and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Aerial
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 R IY0 AH0 L
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ariel
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ariel
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ariel?
- Ariel ranks 426th among girls' names in US records, with 101,549 births since 1892. Over the past decade it accounts for 16,582.
- Is Ariel a unisex name?
- Yes. About 21% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Ariel most popular?
- 1991, when 5,543 children were given the name. It has been in use for 133 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Ariel spelled?
- Aerial. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.