Ariella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ar-ee-EL-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #171 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #174 for girls
Ariella is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “lion of God”. In 2025 it ranked 171st for girls in the UK (333 babies) and 174th for girls in the US (1,756 babies).
What does Ariella mean?
Hebrew: feminine form of Ariel
“lion of God”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ariella a girl's or a boy's name?
Ariella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 333 girls in the UK and 1,756 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ariella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 171st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 333 about 1 in 840 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 333 girls in the UK were named Ariella, making it the 171st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 196th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 408 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ariella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 354 girls in the UK were given Ariella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #178.
Among girls in 2025, it was 163rd in England and Wales, 164th in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Ariella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 333 | #171 |
| 2024 | 408 | #135 |
| 2023 | 363 | #153 |
| 2022 | 323 | #174 |
| 2021 | 285 | #197 |
| 2020 | 279 | #196 |
| 2019 | 234 | #228 |
| 2018 | 214 | #256 |
| 2017 | 202 | #272 |
| 2016 | 156 | #344 |
| 2015 | 147 | #349 |
| 2014 | 95 | #500 |
| 2013 | 87 | #534 |
| 2012 | 70 | #643 |
| 2011 | 37 | #1,024 |
| 2010 | 36 | #1,004 |
| 2009 | 34 | #1,019 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Ariella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 174th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,756 about 1 in 920 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.5% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,756 girls in the US were named Ariella, making it the 174th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 154th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 1,802 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
2025 had more girls named Ariella than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Ariella in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,952 girls in the US were given Ariella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #188.
Ariella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,756 | #174 |
| 2024 | 1,566 | #195 |
| 2023 | 1,619 | #184 |
| 2022 | 1,633 | #183 |
| 2021 | 1,701 | #171 |
| 2020 | 1,802 | #154 |
| 2019 | 1,422 | #216 |
| 2018 | 1,171 | #283 |
| 2017 | 1,104 | #293 |
| 2016 | 984 | #338 |
| 2015 | 813 | #400 |
| 2014 | 846 | #386 |
| 2013 | 710 | #429 |
| 2012 | 553 | #543 |
| 2011 | 455 | #628 |
| 2010 | 385 | #727 |
| 2009 | 324 | #859 |
| 2008 | 300 | #913 |
| 2007 | 247 | #1,059 |
| 2006 | 249 | #1,026 |
| 2005 | 195 | #1,181 |
| 2004 | 147 | #1,412 |
| 2003 | 164 | #1,271 |
| 2002 | 138 | #1,393 |
| 2001 | 135 | #1,402 |
| 2000 | 122 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 132 | #1,339 |
| 1998 | 135 | #1,310 |
| 1997 | 122 | #1,388 |
| 1996 | 114 | #1,436 |
| 1995 | 132 | #1,270 |
| 1994 | 105 | #1,491 |
| 1993 | 107 | #1,483 |
| 1992 | 104 | #1,504 |
| 1991 | 135 | #1,244 |
| 1990 | 134 | #1,233 |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,783 |
| 1988 | 64 | #1,907 |
| 1987 | 49 | #2,197 |
| 1986 | 52 | #2,051 |
| 1985 | 34 | #2,748 |
| 1984 | 40 | #2,381 |
| 1983 | 45 | #2,155 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 29 | #2,986 |
| 1980 | 31 | #2,866 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 23 | #3,283 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,910 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,299 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
Nicknames for Ariella
Names like Ariella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliana, Arabella, Aria, Amara, Athena, Ariana, Gabriella, Myla, Ava, Lyra, Zara, Amira
Other spellings of Ariella
Names related to Ariella
Arielle, Ariel, Arlia, Arella, Auriella, Arlea, Aurielle, Aryella, Auriel, Ariely
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Ariella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ariella, updated 20 October 2026.