Is Ariel a boy or girl name?
Ariel is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 1,051 girls and 595 boys were named Ariel, so 63.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 78.4% of the 99,253 US babies named Ariel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #511
- Girl rank, 2024
- #299
- Babies named Ariel since 1892
- 99,253
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 6,077 babies
Boys and girls named Ariel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1910s | 45 | 156 | 77.6% |
| 1920s | 80 | 129 | 61.7% |
| 1930s | 53 | 83 | 61% |
| 1940s | 45 | 86 | 65.6% |
| 1950s | 125 | 63 | 33.5% |
| 1960s | 445 | 139 | 23.8% |
| 1970s | 1,480 | 717 | 32.6% |
| 1980s | 2,976 | 6,353 | 68.1% |
| 1990s | 4,662 | 28,142 | 85.8% |
| 2000s | 4,495 | 16,265 | 78.3% |
| 2010s | 4,341 | 19,367 | 81.7% |
| 2020s | 2,683 | 6,256 | 70% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 595 | #511 | 1,051 | #299 |
| 2023 | 565 | #522 | 1,094 | #287 |
| 2022 | 519 | #569 | 1,292 | #237 |
| 2021 | 507 | #557 | 1,351 | #220 |
| 2020 | 497 | #564 | 1,468 | #200 |
| 2019 | 510 | #552 | 1,683 | #172 |
| 2018 | 470 | #584 | 1,828 | #154 |
| 2017 | 600 | #487 | 2,075 | #142 |
| 2016 | 601 | #499 | 2,198 | #140 |
| 2015 | 455 | #602 | 2,358 | #137 |
| 2014 | 319 | #743 | 2,444 | #132 |
| 2013 | 298 | #759 | 2,140 | #145 |
| 2012 | 296 | #769 | 1,741 | #181 |
| 2011 | 379 | #623 | 1,438 | #220 |
| 2010 | 413 | #602 | 1,462 | #213 |
| 2009 | 475 | #556 | 1,577 | #205 |
| 2008 | 455 | #568 | 1,553 | #217 |
| 2007 | 521 | #508 | 1,784 | #188 |
| 2006 | 573 | #468 | 1,734 | #202 |
| 2005 | 438 | #547 | 1,568 | #222 |
| 2004 | 416 | #553 | 1,546 | #219 |
| 2003 | 387 | #572 | 1,548 | #213 |
| 2002 | 441 | #514 | 1,548 | #215 |
| 2001 | 405 | #538 | 1,654 | #197 |
| 2000 | 384 | #548 | 1,753 | #184 |
| 1999 | 422 | #505 | 1,834 | #171 |
| 1998 | 467 | #474 | 2,150 | #147 |
| 1997 | 442 | #484 | 2,212 | #145 |
| 1996 | 469 | #462 | 1,924 | #163 |
| 1995 | 447 | #484 | 2,149 | #151 |
| 1994 | 444 | #480 | 2,187 | #146 |
| 1993 | 441 | #478 | 2,707 | #121 |
| 1992 | 456 | #472 | 3,961 | #87 |
| 1991 | 666 | #360 | 5,411 | #66 |
| 1990 | 408 | #482 | 3,607 | #94 |
| 1989 | 383 | #489 | 1,284 | #209 |
| 1988 | 345 | #493 | 911 | #277 |
| 1987 | 294 | #521 | 626 | #372 |
| 1986 | 299 | #510 | 653 | #364 |
| 1985 | 290 | #514 | 600 | #379 |
| 1984 | 281 | #504 | 636 | #362 |
| 1983 | 315 | #471 | 650 | #348 |
| 1982 | 294 | #497 | 584 | #394 |
| 1981 | 236 | #553 | 228 | #721 |
| 1980 | 239 | #554 | 181 | #853 |
| 1979 | 216 | #581 | 154 | #951 |
| 1978 | 224 | #559 | 162 | #895 |
| 1977 | 157 | #675 | 105 | #1,176 |
| 1976 | 177 | #614 | 63 | #1,587 |
| 1975 | 175 | #616 | 60 | #1,628 |
| 1974 | 155 | #647 | 36 | #2,215 |
| 1973 | 106 | #772 | 42 | #1,940 |
| 1972 | 100 | #797 | 31 | #2,358 |
| 1971 | 87 | #873 | 26 | #2,742 |
| 1970 | 83 | #885 | 38 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 82 | #847 | 30 | #2,353 |
| 1968 | 82 | #818 | 27 | #2,363 |
| 1967 | 60 | #931 | 13 | #3,668 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,451 | 10 | #4,209 |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,145 | 11 | #3,966 |
| 1964 | 34 | #1,351 | 16 | #3,251 |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,455 | 9 | #4,557 |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,350 | 11 | #4,023 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,622 | 12 | #3,703 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,115 | 5 | #6,292 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,633 | 11 | #3,707 |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,886 | 5 | #5,994 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,521 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,466 | 8 | #4,296 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,716 | 10 | #3,699 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,255 | 8 | #4,143 |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,254 | 7 | #4,402 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,037 | 9 | #3,676 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,320 | 8 | #3,910 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,448 | 5 | #5,279 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,909 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,930 | 11 | #3,039 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,248 | 8 | #3,403 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,875 | 6 | #4,077 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,259 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,592 | 8 | #3,458 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,674 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,446 |
| 1938 | 13 | #1,984 | 11 | #2,589 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,486 | 8 | #3,161 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,530 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,727 | 8 | #3,171 |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,988 | 6 | #3,830 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,424 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,294 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,878 | 9 | #2,990 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,038 | 8 | #3,364 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,459 | 14 | #2,314 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,857 | 7 | #3,768 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,465 | 12 | #2,710 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,593 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,788 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,276 | 11 | #2,984 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,338 | 10 | #3,141 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,495 | 17 | #2,192 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,815 | 16 | #2,291 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,772 | 22 | #1,822 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,825 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,116 | 25 | #1,602 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,740 | 15 | #2,209 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,193 | 27 | #1,408 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,100 | 23 | #1,524 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,280 | 7 | #2,907 |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,840 | 19 | #1,311 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,991 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,247 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,159 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,779 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,212 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,397 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,423 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,952 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,669 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,950 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,618 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,506 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,470 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ariel reached #360 in 1991. As a girl name, it reached #66 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ariel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.