Girls' name · since 1982
Arieal
418 babies named Arieal 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.
- #13,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 418
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
418 girls have been named Arieal since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Arieal recorded 418 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2022.
- #13,166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 418 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arieal ranks #13,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 418 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 418
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arieal's 418 recorded births place it above 81.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Arieal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arieal's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arieal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2022
- Peak year (1991)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Arieal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (166 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Arieal's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Arieal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
166 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 166 births (40% of all-time use).
Arieal by state
Where Arieal concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 418 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arieal's data
- Arieal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Arieals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arieal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arieal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.