Ariel has been given to about 100,665 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Ariel ranks 356th among American unisexs in 2025, with 1,384 born that year. Its best year was 1991, when 6,077 babies were given the name, ranking 66th. The typical living American called Ariel is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.