Over the past 110 years, 16 189 boys and 69 513 girls have been named Ariel. The name Ariel ranks 773th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Ariel in 1956. The peak of popularity of the name Ariel came in the 1990s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.