Girls' name · since 1982
Ariell
895 babies named Ariell in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 895
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ariell is the #9043 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 895 recorded since 1982.
Ariell has 895 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9043 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #8,102 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,043 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 895 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariell ranks #8,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,043 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 895 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 895
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ariell's 895 recorded births place it above 88.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ariell compares
895 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Ariell's all-time total is 138% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 895 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ariell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ariell's full recorded timeline at 2004, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ariell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ariell popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1985 (Ariell as boys' name)
Ariell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (347 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Ariell's strongest decade.
347 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ariell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 123
1980s
123 births
- 1990s
1990s
347 births
- 2000s
2000s
194 births
- 2010s
2010s
165 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 347 births (39% of all-time use).
How Ariell 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 Ariell's total volume
Ariell by state
Where Ariell concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 3.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 14 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
28 of 895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Ariell's data
- Ariell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (347 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ariells (28 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Ariell
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ariell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Ariell 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.