Girls' name · since 1962
Arielle
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 30,870 babies named Arielle, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #485 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,870
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
30,870 babies have been named Arielle since 1962, making it today's #485 girls' name.
Arielle has 30,870 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #485 as of the latest data, more common than 97% 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 1962 to 2025.
- #821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #485 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 30,870 born since 1962
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arielle ranks #821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #485 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 30,870 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.
- #821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #485 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,870
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arielle's 30,870 recorded births place it above 98.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arielle compares
30,870 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Arielle's all-time total is 82x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arielle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30,870 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,631 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arielle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arielle's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 1,631, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arielle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 1,631
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Arielle popularity over time - boys
51 total births recorded since 1986 (Arielle as boys' name)
Arielle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,792 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Arielle's strongest decade.
8,792 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Arielle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 222
1970s
222 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,043 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,494 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,774 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,792 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,524 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,792 births (28% of all-time use).
How Arielle 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 Arielle's total volume
Arielle by state
Where Arielle concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,048 | 13.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,522 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 2,284 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 2,227 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,395 | 4.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,359 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,168 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,110 | 3.6% |
4,048 of 30,870 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Arielle appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arielle's data
- Arielle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,792 total births) through the 2020s (4,524) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arielles (4,048 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 Arielle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Arielle 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.