Ariel
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning lion of god.
How Ariel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #137 |
| 2016 | #140 |
| 2017 | #142 |
| 2018 | #154 |
| 2019 | #172 |
| 2020 | #200 |
| 2021 | #221 |
| 2022 | #237 |
| 2023 | #288 |
| 2024 | #299 |
| 2025 | #356 |
Ariel by the numbers
In 2025, 37 babies in England and Wales were named Ariel. In the US, 2,655 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,410 babies in 1991, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1990, about 1 in 570 American babies born that year was called Ariel.
Names that come from Ariel
Forms of Ariel in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Aryahlion of God; a form of Ariel134 in the US (2017)
- Arelilion of god; a form of Ariel120 in the US (2017)
- Ariklion; a form of Arik or Ariel48 in the US (2017)
- Aryiahlion of god; a form of Ariel40 in the US (2017)
- Ariannahlion of god; a form of Ariel32 in the US (2017)
- ErielleGod is my light; a form of Ariel30 in the US (2017)
- Aryellalion of god; a form of Ariel24 in the US (2017)
- Arielylion of god; a form of Ariel15 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ariel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ariesthe ram; zodiac constellation260 in the US (2017)
- Arielion of God; variant of Ariel170 in the US (2017)
- Aryellion of God; a form of Ariel29 in the US (2017)
- Aurielgod is my light; variant of Auriel24 in the US (2017)
- Amielmy people is God21 in the US (2017)
- Arielllion of god; a form of Ariel15 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ariel
Names that are said the same way as Ariel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ariellelion of god; feminine form of ariel1,013 in the US (2017)
- Auriellegolden; a form of Aurora or Aurelia52 in the US (2017)
- Aariellion of god; a form of ariel17 in the US (2017)
- Ariyellion of God; a form of Ariel10 in the US (2017)
- Arielelion of god; a form of ariel6 in the US (2017)
- Arriellelion of god; a form of Ariel5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Ariel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a lion
Like Ariel, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
- Leolion3,278 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
- Leonlion526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arilion; my lion1,122 in the US (2017)
- Ariellalion of god; feminine form of Ariel305 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ariel
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