Over the past 110 years, 69 513 girls and 16 189 boys have been named Ariel. The name Ariel ranks 433th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Ariel in 1918. 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.