Feminine dossier · first seen 1892
Ariel
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1991
Peak era
1991
Peak births
5,411
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
1892Peak 19912025
Quick answers about Ariel
How many people are named Ariel?
An estimated 77,161 living Americans are named Ariel.
How rare is Ariel?
Ariel is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 851 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 84.3% from its 1991 peak.
How old is the typical Ariel?
The median age of a living American named Ariel is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 34 years old.
Is Ariel still popular?
Not especially. Ariel has been declining since its 1991 peak and registered 851 births in 2025.
Where is Ariel most common?
Ariel has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appeared 2.9× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
1991
Decline from peak
84.3%
2025
851
All-time
78,697
Where it lives now
Ariel is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 2.9× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Ariel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.