Aeriel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AIR-ee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
Aeriel is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “lion of God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aeriel mean?
Hebrew: variant of Ariel
“lion of God”
Respelling of Ariel, a biblical name for Jerusalem and the spirit in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Is Aeriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Aeriel is a girls' name.
How popular is Aeriel in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 72 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Aeriel in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aeriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 34 | #3,566 |
| 1998 | 29 | #3,911 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,817 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 48 | #2,571 |
| 1991 | 72 | #1,927 |
| 1990 | 46 | #2,566 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Nicknames for Aeriel
- Ari 152 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Aeriel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ariel Abigail Arielle Cassidy Brianna Mariah Mariel Hannah Annalise Samantha Mckenna Kiara
Names related to Aeriel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aeriel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aeriel, updated 20 October 2026.