Recorded 1988–2021 Girls' name Peak 2017 223 births

Aariel — girls' name

223 babies named Aariel in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s572000s492010s942020s10
2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Aariel was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

17 babies were named Aariel in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aariel

The Social Security Administration has registered 223 babies named Aariel between 1988 and 2021, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aariel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aariel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aariel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aariel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 223 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aariel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

223

Since 1988

34 years of records

Peak year

2017

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1988

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2021

Aariel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1988

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2017)
17
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 20212016201120072002199419891988 5

Aariel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
94 births that decade — 42% of Aariel's all-time total
1980s131990s572000s492010s942020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aariel?
223 babies have been named Aariel since 1988. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2017 with 17 births.
When was Aariel most popular?
Aariel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Aariel been used?
Aariel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 34 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Aariel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aaron, Aarya, Aarna, Aaryn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.