Girls' name · since 1971
Ariela
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 3,841 babies named Ariela, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,270 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,841
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariela currently ranks #1270 among girls' names in America, with 3,841 babies recorded since 1971.
Ariela has 3,841 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1270 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #3,068 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,270 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,841 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariela ranks #3,068 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,270 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,841 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,270 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,841
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariela's 3,841 recorded births place it above 95.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ariela compares
3,841 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ariela's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,841 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 212 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ariela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ariela's full recorded timeline at 2001, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 212 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ariela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 212
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Ariela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,345 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Ariela's strongest decade.
1,345 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ariela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 168
1980s
168 births
- 1990s 415
1990s
415 births
- 2000s
2000s
807 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,345 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,071 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,345 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ariela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ariela's total volume
Ariela by state
Where Ariela concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 670 | 17.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 527 | 13.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 401 | 10.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 301 | 7.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 123 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 81 | 2.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 70 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 0.9% |
670 of 3,841 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Ariela appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ariela's data
- Ariela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,345 total births) through the 2020s (1,071) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arielas (670 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ariela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Ariela 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.