Recorded 1982–2017 Girls' name Peak 1991 324 births

Arriel — girls' name

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.

1980s591990s1532000s782010s34

The verdict

324 girls have been named Arriel since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.

324
total births
1982–2017
years on record
1990s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Arriel was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

24 babies were named Arriel in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Arriel between 1982 and 2017, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arriel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arriel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 153 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arriel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Arriel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arriel 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 324 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.

Arriel at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

324

Since 1982

36 years of records

Peak year

1991

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1982

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2017

Arriel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1982

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1991)
24
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Arriel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
153 births that decade — 47% of Arriel's all-time total
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Arriel by state

Where Arriel concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Arriel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.5%
#2 Michigan
5 1.5%
Illinois share of Arriel's total US births 1.5%
Even split

5 of 324 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arriel?
324 babies have been named Arriel since 1982. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1991 with 24 births.
When was Arriel most popular?
Arriel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 153 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Arriel most popular?
The top states for the name Arriel are Illinois (5 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Arriel been used?
Arriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 36 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Arriel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arrie, Arriana, Arrianna, Arrow, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–2017 (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.