Ariel

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Ariel

Say it: AIR-ee-ul

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Meaning

From Hebrew Ariel, usually read as 'lion of God'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

A biblical name and the spirit in Shakespeare's The Tempest; the 1989 Disney film The Little Mermaid made it a popular girls' name.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 1990s

In the United States

92,185 babies given this name since 1892
At its height in 1991, about 1 in 347 girls
1,944 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Hebrew American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Arielle, Ariela

Hebrew	Ariel

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Where this comes from

The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
Well-known works of literature
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.