Arif vs Ariel

Side-by-side comparison of Arif and Ariel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Arif

Boy name · Rank #5965

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Name B

Ariel

Girl name · Rank #300

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Arif Ariel
Current Rank #5965 #300
Total Births (all years) 714 78,697
Peak Year 2007 1991
Peak Year Births 21 5,411
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1968 1892

Births by Decade

Decade Arif Ariel
1890s - 15
1900s - 52
1910s - 156
1920s - 129
1930s - 83
1940s - 86
1950s - 63
1960s 15 139
1970s 72 717
1980s 137 6,353
1990s 149 28,142
2000s 159 16,265
2010s 112 19,377
2020s 70 7,120

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Arif Ariel
2014 13 2,445
2015 12 2,358
2016 10 2,199
2017 7 2,076
2018 14 1,832
2019 13 1,685
2020 9 1,472
2021 9 1,351
2022 13 1,295
2023 14 1,096
2024 15 1,055
2025 10 851

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1968–2025.

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