Girls' name · since 1967
Ariella
22,371 babies named Ariella in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #174 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,371
- born since 1967
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ariella currently ranks #174 among girls' names in America, with 22,371 babies recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Ariella recorded 22,371 times among girls since 1967, holding rank #174 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #986 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #174 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,371 born since 1967
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariella ranks #986 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #174 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,371 born since 1967, peaking in the 2020s.
- #986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #174 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,371
- born since 1967
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ariella's 22,371 recorded births place it above 98.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ariella compares
22,371 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Ariella's all-time total is 59x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,371 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,802 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ariella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ariella's full recorded timeline at 1997, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 1,802 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ariella popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 1,802
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Ariella popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2022 (Ariella as boys' name)
Ariella by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (10,077 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Ariella's strongest decade.
10,077 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ariella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 145
1970s
145 births
- 1980s 452
1980s
452 births
- 1990s 1,220
1990s
1,220 births
- 2000s 2,021
2000s
2,021 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,443 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,077 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10,077 births (45% of all-time use).
How Ariella 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 Ariella's total volume
Ariella by state
Where Ariella concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,929 | 13.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,874 | 12.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,330 | 10.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,722 | 7.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 997 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 885 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 720 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 615 | 2.7% |
2,929 of 22,371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Ariella appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ariella's data
- California records the most Ariellas (2,929 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 Ariella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Ariella 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.