US rank #12449 Girls' name Peak 1991 578 births

Ariele — #12449 US girls' name

578 babies named Ariele in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s1531990s2542000s842010s622020s12
#12449
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ariele was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

53 babies were named Ariele in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ariele

The Social Security Administration has registered 578 babies named Ariele between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ariele currently holds the #12449 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ariele performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ariele shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ariele in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ariele 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 578 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.

Ariele at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

578

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

1991

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,449

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ariele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
53
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0204060 20242013200720011995198919831978 5

Ariele by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
254 births that decade — 44% of Ariele's all-time total
1970s131980s1531990s2542000s842010s622020s12

Ariele by state

Where Ariele concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ariele
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 3.1%
#2 California
12 2.1%
New York share of Ariele's total US births 3.1%
Even split

18 of 578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ariele?
578 babies have been named Ariele since 1978. It currently ranks #12449 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 53 births.
When was Ariele most popular?
Ariele was most popular in the 1990s decade with 254 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ariele most popular?
The top states for the name Ariele are New York (18 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Ariele been used?
Ariele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ariele?
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.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.