The baby name Ariel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1918 to 2024. It was most popular in 1991 with 6,729 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Ariel has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1956 | 6 |
| 1957 | 13 |
| 1959 | 10 |
| 1960 | 10 |
| 1960 | 11 |
| 1961 | 11 |
| 1962 | 10 |
| 1963 | 10 |
| 1964 | 27 |
| 1965 | 27 |
| 1966 | 18 |
| 1967 | 42 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1968 | 49 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1969 | 67 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1970 | 41 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1971 | 58 |
| 1972 | 55 |
| 1973 | 72 |
| 1974 | 116 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1975 | 120 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1976 | 154 |
| 1977 | 58 |
| 1977 | 138 |
| 1978 | 116 |
| 1978 | 168 |
| 1979 | 89 |
| 1979 | 166 |
| 1980 | 119 |
| 1980 | 199 |
| 1981 | 160 |
| 1981 | 175 |
| 1982 | 601 |
| 1982 | 221 |
| 1983 | 753 |
| 1983 | 263 |
| 1984 | 729 |
| 1984 | 208 |
| 1985 | 708 |
| 1985 | 116 |
| 1986 | 700 |
| 1986 | 232 |
| 1987 | 732 |
| 1987 | 235 |
| 1988 | 1,046 |
| 1988 | 243 |
| 1989 | 1,521 |
| 1989 | 280 |
| 1990 | 3,639 |
| 1990 | 286 |
| 1991 | 6,729 |
| 1991 | 536 |
| 1992 | 4,371 |
| 1992 | 422 |
| 1993 | 3,146 |
| 1993 | 382 |
| 1994 | 2,624 |
| 1994 | 358 |
| 1995 | 2,468 |
| 1995 | 409 |
| 1996 | 2,215 |
| 1996 | 361 |
| 1997 | 2,585 |
| 1997 | 390 |
| 1998 | 2,815 |
| 1998 | 374 |
| 1999 | 1,917 |
| 1999 | 393 |
| 2000 | 1,783 |
| 2000 | 298 |
| 2001 | 1,644 |
| 2001 | 366 |
| 2002 | 1,477 |
| 2002 | 372 |
| 2003 | 1,471 |
| 2003 | 347 |
| 2004 | 2,015 |
| 2004 | 410 |
| 2005 | 1,998 |
| 2005 | 361 |
| 2006 | 2,105 |
| 2006 | 536 |
| 2007 | 2,025 |
| 2007 | 445 |
| 2008 | 1,714 |
| 2008 | 383 |
| 2009 | 1,456 |
| 2009 | 442 |
| 2010 | 1,325 |
| 2010 | 370 |
| 2011 | 1,533 |
| 2011 | 311 |
| 2012 | 1,847 |
| 2012 | 286 |
| 2013 | 2,047 |
| 2013 | 289 |
| 2014 | 2,206 |
| 2014 | 294 |
| 2015 | 2,349 |
| 2015 | 487 |
| 2016 | 2,350 |
| 2016 | 731 |
| 2017 | 2,258 |
| 2017 | 640 |
| 2018 | 1,859 |
| 2018 | 507 |
| 2019 | 1,677 |
| 2019 | 596 |
| 2020 | 1,376 |
| 2020 | 367 |
| 2021 | 1,419 |
| 2021 | 566 |
| 2022 | 1,407 |
| 2022 | 460 |
| 2023 | 1,152 |
| 2023 | 481 |
| 2024 | 1,079 |
| 2024 | 540 |