Girls' name · peaked in 2020
Ariella name popularity since 1925
22,376 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ariella. Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Ariella is about 7 years old in 2026. Ariella peaked in 2020 as the #154 name for girls, and it ranked #174 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,376
- Named Ariella, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #174
- for girls in 2025 (1,756 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 22,371 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Ariella made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ariella births per year, 1925–2025
2020 was the biggest year for Ariella both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, Ariella became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 5,670 baby girls to 1 in 2,110.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ariella's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ariella.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ariella in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 13 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 145 | 0 | #6,532 |
| 1980s | 452 | 0 | #2,752 |
| 1990s | 1,220 | 0 | #1,273 |
| 2000s | 2,021 | 0 | #1,182 |
| 2010s | 8,443 | 0 | #400 |
| 2020–25 | 10,077 | 5 | #174 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
76.6% of babies named Ariella from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ariella is most popular
The index compares Ariella's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ariella.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.28× | 1,722 |
| Arizona | 2.10× | 571 |
| New York | 1.81× | 2,874 |
| New Jersey | 1.73× | 997 |
| Texas | 1.42× | 2,330 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ariella and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ariella (this page) | 22,371 | 2020 |
| Ariela | 3,841 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ariella's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ariella.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ariella (2020).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data