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Girl's name · #356 in the US (2025) · 90s wave
67% girls · 33% boys — Ariel is also given to boys: 533 in 2025, about 33% in recent years. Ariel →
Ariel reached #66 in 1991 and has faded to #356 since. About 79,000 girls have carried it since 1892.
Already rising, US use of Ariel for girls accelerated around Disney’s The Little Mermaid, released in November 1989. Births rose from 1,284 in 1989 to 3,607 in 1990 and 5,411 in 1991.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#188 in Norway (2025) · #673 in Switzerland (2025) · #678 in Mexico (2024) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #912 in Ireland (2025) · #954 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,063 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,506 in France (2025) · #317 in Canada (2024).
Among 773 notable people named Ariel:
Sports figures appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ariel Atkins, American basketball player.
About 620 girls a year are given Ari as their full name.
Similar names: Arielle · Mariah · Ariyah · Jordan · Abby · Aniyah
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