Girls name
Ariel
Ariel is a girls' name given to 76,561 girls in the United States since 1918, peaking in 1991 with 5,411 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 20th among girls names in Hawaii in 1991.
Which states favor Ariel
Ariel by state
Top states by all-time births named Ariel. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 11,856 | #185 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 8,921 | #283 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 5,136 | #335 (2025) |
| 4 | Florida | 4,439 | #404 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 3,498 | #518 (2025) |
| 6 | Georgia | 2,763 | #351 (2025) |
| 7 | Ohio | 2,408 | #486 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 2,311 | #459 (2025) |
| 9 | North Carolina | 2,265 | #298 (2025) |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 2,034 | #689 (2025) |
| 11 | Arizona | 1,848 | — |
| 12 | Louisiana | 1,697 | — |
| 13 | Tennessee | 1,662 | — |
| 14 | Virginia | 1,605 | — |
| 15 | New Jersey | 1,518 | — |
| 16 | Indiana | 1,508 | — |
| 17 | Washington | 1,437 | — |
| 18 | Alabama | 1,327 | — |
| 19 | Maryland | 1,310 | — |
| 20 | Missouri | 1,286 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).