Feminine dossier · first seen 1892

Ariel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ariel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1991

Peak era

1991

Peak rank proxy

5,411

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Millennial

1892Peak 19912024

Peak year

1991

Decline from peak

80.6%

2024

1,051

All-time

77,823

Ariel is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1991, when 5,411 girls were named Ariel.

In 2024, only 1,051 girls were given the name.

Down 80.6% from its peak.

All told, about 77,823 Americans have been named Ariel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1892.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1991

19915,411 girls named Ariel

20241,051 girls named Ariel

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