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Name meaning & stats

Ariel

Ariel means “lion of God” (Hebrew origin). 100,052 US babies since 1940, peak 1991.

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What it means

“lion of God”

HebrewWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 1991

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100,052 US babies were named Ariel between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Ariel (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 73% of the family

  • Ariel 73%
  • Arielle 22%
  • Arial 1%
  • Arlee 1%
  • Ariell 1%
  • Aryel <1%
  • Ariele <1%
  • Aryelle <1%
  • Arieal <1%
  • Arrielle <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1991)