Recorded 1982–2022 Girls' name Peak 1991 418 births

Arieal — girls' name

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.

1980s651990s1662000s1372010s442020s6
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Arieal was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

28 babies were named Arieal in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arieal

The Social Security Administration has registered 418 babies named Arieal between 1982 and 2022, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arieal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arieal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 166 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arieal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arieal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arieal 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 418 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.

Arieal at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

418

Since 1982

41 years of records

Peak year

1991

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1982

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2022

Arieal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1982

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1991)
28
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Arieal by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
166 births that decade — 40% of Arieal's all-time total
1980s651990s1662000s1372010s442020s6

Arieal by state

Where Arieal concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arieal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.2%
Texas share of Arieal's total US births 1.2%

5 of 418 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arieal?
418 babies have been named Arieal since 1982. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1991 with 28 births.
When was Arieal most popular?
Arieal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Arieal most popular?
The top states for the name Arieal are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Arieal been used?
Arieal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 41 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Arieal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariana, Arianna, Aria, Ariel, 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, 1982–2022 (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.