Girls' name · peaked in 1991
Arielle name popularity since 1925
30,921 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Arielle. Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Arielle is about 21 years old in 2026. Arielle peaked in 1991 as the #183 name for girls, and it ranked #486 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 30,921
- Named Arielle, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #486
- for girls in 2025 (618 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 30,870 girls · 51 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.17× its national share
Peak year is the year Arielle 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.
Arielle births per year, 1925–2025
1991 was the biggest year for Arielle both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Arielle became 4.7× more common, from 1 in 5,390 baby girls to 1 in 1,150.
- Steepest fall: Between 1991 and 1996, its share of baby girls fell by 60%, from 1 in 1,150 to 1 in 2,900.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Arielle's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Arielle.
Decade by decade
Babies named Arielle 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 | 21 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 222 | 0 | #3,643 |
| 1980s | 4,043 | 28 | #618 |
| 1990s | 8,494 | 12 | #382 |
| 2000s | 4,774 | 0 | #622 |
| 2010s | 8,792 | 0 | #352 |
| 2020–25 | 4,524 | 11 | #486 |
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
36.8% of babies named Arielle from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Arielle is most popular
The index compares Arielle'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 Arielle.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.17× | 2,284 |
| Maryland | 1.78× | 791 |
| New Jersey | 1.70× | 1,359 |
| New York | 1.60× | 3,522 |
| Arizona | 1.59× | 600 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Arielle's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Arielle.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Arielle (1991).
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