girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Ariella

Meaning A female given name from Hebrew Gender Girl Rank 2025 #174 Trend ↑ Rising 16%

A female given name from Hebrew.

Rank 2025
#174
among girls · ↑21 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,756
named Ariella · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 915
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
1,802 babies
All-time total
22,376
#986 all-time among girls
First recorded
1967
in Social Security records

Ariella popularity over time

22,376 babies have been named Ariella since 1967, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 13 – 13 1 – #6,008
1970s 145 – 145 15 +1015% #3,290
1980s 452 – 452 45 +212% #1,787
1990s 1,220 – 1,220 122 +170% #1,237
2000s 2,021 – 2,021 202 +66% #860
2010s 8,443 – 8,443 844 +318% #216
2020s (to 2025) 10,077 5 10,082 1,680 +99% #154

Where Ariella is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,820 1.13 #167
2027 1,877 1.17 #158
2028 1,926 1.20 #157
2029 1,969 1.23 #153
2030 2,006 1.25 #146

Where Ariella is most popular

Girls named Ariella per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.02 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ariella born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 113 4.65 +356%
Rhode Island 46 3.67 +260%
Connecticut 123 2.11 +107%
New Jersey 329 1.82 +79%
Arizona 254 1.81 +77%
New York 668 1.69 +65%
Nevada 74 1.59 +56%
Florida 678 1.58 +55%
Massachusetts 183 1.51 +48%
Texas 1,169 1.45 +42%
California 1,212 1.44 +41%
Iowa 79 1.35 +33%
Colorado 149 1.33 +31%
Pennsylvania 311 1.32 +29%
Nebraska 47 1.31 +28%
West Virginia 32 1.22 +20%
Maryland 127 1.20 +18%
Kansas 67 1.16 +14%
Michigan 205 1.13 +10%
Virginia 191 1.12 +10%
Wisconsin 111 1.08 +6%
Washington 152 1.05 ≈ national
Illinois 240 1.05 ≈ national
Hawaii 12 1.05 ≈ national
Oklahoma 77 1.05 ≈ national
Oregon 68 1.04 ≈ national
Ohio 245 1.03 ≈ national
South Carolina 84 0.934 -8%
Alaska 8 0.929 -9%
Minnesota 94 0.871 -15%
Indiana 122 0.869 -15%
North Carolina 196 0.861 -16%
New Hampshire 15 0.812 -20%
Arkansas 42 0.795 -22%
North Dakota 10 0.761 -25%
Missouri 91 0.755 -26%
Idaho 25 0.747 -27%
Kentucky 63 0.737 -28%
Utah 60 0.721 -29%
Georgia 152 0.669 -34%
Alabama 59 0.628 -38%
Tennessee 97 0.612 -40%
Louisiana 50 0.571 -44%
Maine 7 0.453 -56%
Montana 5 0.369 -64%
Mississippi 16 0.342 -66%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ariella

Ariella is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #174 in 2025 with 1,756 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1967, 22,376 American babies have been named Ariella. Its peak came in 2020, when 1,802 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ariella stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ariella?

The median living Ariella is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 22 thousand people named Ariella are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ariella year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,756 #174 – –
2024 1,566 #195 – –
2023 1,619 #184 – –
2022 1,633 #183 5 #12,497
2021 1,701 #171 – –
2020 1,802 #154 – –
2019 1,422 #216 – –
2018 1,171 #283 – –
2017 1,104 #293 – –
2016 984 #338 – –
2015 813 #400 – –
2014 846 #386 – –
2013 710 #429 – –
2012 553 #543 – –
2011 455 #628 – –
2010 385 #728 – –
2009 324 #860 – –
2008 300 #913 – –
2007 247 #1,059 – –
2006 249 #1,026 – –
2005 195 #1,182 – –
2004 147 #1,414 – –
2003 164 #1,273 – –
2002 138 #1,396 – –
2001 135 #1,403 – –
2000 122 #1,506 – –
1995 132 #1,273 – –
1990 134 #1,237 – –
1985 34 #2,752 – –
1980 31 #2,869 – –
1975 8 #6,532 – –
1970 12 #4,510 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ariella, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ariella?

The median living Ariella is about 6 years old. Half of all living Ariellas are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Ariella are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Ariella are alive in the United States, based on 22,376 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ariella mean?

A female given name from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Ariella in 2025?

Ariella ranked #174 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,756 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ariella?

22,376 babies have been named Ariella in the United States since 1967, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ariella most popular?

Ariella peaked in 2020, when 1,802 newborns received the name.

Is Ariella a boy or girl name?

Ariella is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ariella rising or falling?

Ariella is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ariella become more popular?

Ariella is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,006 girls named Ariella in 2030, which would rank around #146. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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