Ariyel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AIR-ee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
Ariyel 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 Ariyel 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 Ariyel a girl's or a boy's name?
Ariyel is a girls' name.
How popular is Ariyel in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Ariyel in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ariyel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
Names like Ariyel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amoura, Hadassah, Azariah, Alaya, Aaliyah, Salem, Alaia, Zamira, Adira, Zaniyah, Alaiyah, Amora
Names related to Ariyel
Ariel, Ariella, Arielle, Arely, Ariela, Areli, Aryella, Auriel
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, “Ariyel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ariyel, updated 20 October 2026.