Recorded 1982–2023 Girls' name Peak 1991 774 births

Aeriel — girls' name

774 babies named Aeriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s981990s3992000s1862010s792020s12
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Aeriel was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

72 babies were named Aeriel in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aeriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 774 babies named Aeriel between 1982 and 2023, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aeriel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aeriel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 399 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aeriel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Aeriel in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aeriel 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 774 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.

Aeriel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

774

Since 1982

42 years of records

Peak year

1991

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1982

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2023

Aeriel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1982

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
72
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080 202320142009200419991994198919841982 5

Aeriel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
399 births that decade — 52% of Aeriel's all-time total
1980s981990s3992000s1862010s792020s12

Aeriel by state

Where Aeriel concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Aeriel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
40 5.2%
#2 California
14 1.8%
#3 Illinois
9 1.2%
#4 Ohio
7 0.9%
#5 Alabama
5 0.6%
Texas share of Aeriel's total US births 5.2%
Even split

40 of 774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aeriel?
774 babies have been named Aeriel since 1982. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 72 births.
When was Aeriel most popular?
Aeriel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 399 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Aeriel most popular?
The top states for the name Aeriel are Texas (40 births), California (14 births), Illinois (9 births).
How long has the name Aeriel been used?
Aeriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Aeriel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aerial, Aeris, Aeryn, Aerin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1982–2023 (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.