The baby name Arial is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AIR-ee-əl (IPA: /ˈɛəriəl/).
Arial is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Arial is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AIR-ee-əl (IPA: /ˈɛəriəl/).
Arial is Hebrew in Origin.
Arial is a modern English variant of Ariel, a Hebrew name formed from ari ("lion") + El ("God"), interpreted as "lion of God"; in Isaiah it can also denote the temple’s altar-hearth, yielding "hearth of God." In the Hebrew Bible Ariel appears both as a poetic epithet for Jerusalem and as a personal name (e.g., Ezra 8:16). Shakespeare’s airy spirit in The Tempest popularized Ariel in English, reinforcing its unisex character.
The spelling Arial gained currency in the late 20th century, influenced by the widely used sans-serif typeface introduced in the 1980s, and today reads sleek and contemporary. Common variants include Ariel, Arielle, Ariella, Ariela, and the Dutch Ariël; related nicknames are Ari, Arie, Elle, and Ella. Usage skews feminine in North America after Disney’s The Little Mermaid (1989), though the name remains comfortably unisex across languages.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| Canada | Girls | 2011 | #304 | 5 | 2,850 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #598 | 10 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #897 | 7 | 8,739 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,605 | 10 | 28,008 |
Arial is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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