Girls' name · since 1982
Arriel
324 babies named Arriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arriel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 324 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arriel has been recorded 324 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2017.
- #15,269 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 324 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arriel ranks #15,269 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 324 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 324
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arriel's 324 recorded births place it above 78.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Arriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arriel splits its recorded history at 1998: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arriel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2017
- Peak year (1991)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Arriel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (153 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Arriel's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Arriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 153 births (47% of all-time use).
Arriel by state
Where Arriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
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- Arriel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Arriels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Arriel: 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 (~35 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, 1982–2017 (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 Arriel 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.