Areil
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AIR-ee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
Areil 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 Areil mean?
Hebrew: spelling variant of Ariel
“lion of God”
A spelling of Ariel, a Hebrew name used in the Bible and for the spirit in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Is Areil a girl's or a boy's name?
Areil is a girls' name.
How popular is Areil 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 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Areil in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Areil in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
Names like Areil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abigail Ariel Cassidy Arielle Aaliyah Mariah Anais Brianna Kiara Aliza Hannah Talia
Names related to Areil
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, “Areil: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/areil, updated 20 October 2026.