Recorded 1982–2014 Girls' name Peak 1991 299 births

Areil — girls' name

299 babies named Areil 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.

1980s331990s1672000s742010s25
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Areil was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

27 babies were named Areil in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Areil

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Areil between 1982 and 2014, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Areil currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Areil performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Areil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Areil in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Areil 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 299 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.

Areil at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

299

Since 1982

33 years of records

Peak year

1991

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1982

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2014

Areil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1982

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1991)
27
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
051015202530 20142008200420001996199219881982 6

Areil by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
167 births that decade — 56% of Areil's all-time total
1980s331990s1672000s742010s25

Areil by state

Where Areil concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Areil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.0%
California share of Areil's total US births 2.0%

6 of 299 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Areil?
299 babies have been named Areil since 1982. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1991 with 27 births.
When was Areil most popular?
Areil was most popular in the 1990s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Areil most popular?
The top states for the name Areil are California (6 births).
How long has the name Areil been used?
Areil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 33 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Areil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arely, Areli, Aretha, Aretta, 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, 1982–2014 (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.