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The baby name Ariel is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AR-ee-əl or AH-ree-EL (IPA: /ˈær.i.əl/; Hebrew: a-ri-EL).

Ariel is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: AR-ee-əl or AH-ree-EL (IPA: /ˈær.i.əl/; Hebrew: a-ri-EL)

What is the meaning of the name Ariel ?

The baby name Ariel is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AR-ee-əl or AH-ree-EL (IPA: /ˈær.i.əl/; Hebrew: a-ri-EL).

Ariel is Hebrew in Origin.

From Hebrew Ariel (אריאל), built from ’ari, “lion,” and ’el, “God,” the name is often glossed as “lion of God”; in prophetic poetry it can also denote the temple’s “altar/hearth of God.” It appears in the Hebrew Bible as an epithet for Jerusalem (Isaiah 29) and as a personal name (Ezra 8:16), later migrating into European languages.

Shakespeare’s airy spirit in The Tempest gave Ariel an ethereal, gender-flexible image in English, and the name became a modern unisex choice. In Jewish and Israeli use it has long been masculine; in the United States and Britain it rose for boys in the 20th century and surged for girls after Disney’s The Little Mermaid (1989). Variants and related forms include Arielle (French feminine), Ariella/Ariela (Hebrew feminine), Ariël (Dutch), and diminutives Ari and Elle. Cognates and companions: Uriel, Azriel.

Ariel has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Ariel

Ariel Sharon Politician · Born 1928 · Israel Ariel Sharon was a prominent Israeli politician and military leader, best known for serving as the Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006. He played a key role in several military operations, including the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War. Ariel Winter Actor · Born 1998 · United States Ariel Winter is an American actor best known for her role as Alex Dunphy on the hit TV show Modern Family. She began her acting career at a young age and has also lent her voice to characters in animated films like Mr. Peabody & Sherman and Smurfs: The Lost Village. Baby Ariel Actor · Born 2000 · United States Ariel Martin, known as Baby Ariel, is best known for becoming a breakout star on Musical.ly through her lip-sync videos. She later built a career as a social media personality, actress, and singer-songwriter, and was named one of Time’s most influential people on the internet in 2017 while also appearing on Forbes’ top entertainment influencers list.
Ariel Lin Actor · Born 1982 · Taiwan Ariel Lin is a Taiwanese actor best known for her role in the popular television drama 'It Started with a Kiss'. Born in 1982, she has also starred in 'Love or Bread' and 'In Time with You'. Her performances have earned her several awards and a strong fan following in Asia. Ariel Pink Musician · Born 1978 · United States Ariel Pink is a musician from the United States, best known for pioneering the lo-fi and hypnagogic pop music scenes. His album 'Before Today' and the song 'Round and Round' are particularly well-known. Born in 1978, he has influenced many artists with his eclectic style and experimental approach to music. Ariel Gade Actor · Born 1996 · United States Ariel Gade is an American actress best known for her role as Rose in the film 'Dark Water'. She also appeared in the TV series 'Invasion' and the movie 'Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'.

Ariel – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 — 836
SV 0 #11 1 283
HN 0 #16 7 704
MV 0 #19 1 644
AR Boys 0 #21 8,696 7,628
HN Boys 0 #25 31 749
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
PA Boys 0 #29 3,898 9,305
BN 0 #30 3 2,297
BO Boys 0 #31 6,557 9,244
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
PA 0 #39 98 3,797
IL Boys 0 #40 3,334 10,983
AR 0 #42 194 2,915
BO 0 #42 752 6,868
TW 0 #43 60 4,523
PR 0 #45 11 1,497
IL 0 #48 451 6,291
MO 0 #49 4 2,706
PS 0 #50 233 5,692
PH Boys 0 #51 650 11,440
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
PS Boys 0 #59 1,684 10,655
PH 0 #64 33 5,607
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
TW Girls 0 #70 276 8,139
AL 0 #72 5 2,372
EC 0 #73 43 2,502
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
CL Boys 0 #75 7,387 13,390
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
CN 0 #80 7 3,857
QA 0 #89 12 7,011
UY Boys 0 #89 1,913 5,922
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
EC Boys 0 #93 285 3,322
PR Boys 0 #96 95 2,508
ID Girls 0 #100 3 3,319
Norway Girls 2025 #102 25 453
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
KW 0 #114 8 5,216
CR Boys 0 #115 1,035 10,188
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
OM 0 #115 7 6,215
BN Boys 0 #116 18 6,332
CR 0 #116 43 5,526
Switzerland Girls 2024 #125 11 1,786
ID Boys 0 #129 7 4,130
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
PL Boys 0 #130 425 6,459
GR 0 #132 4 3,911
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
Switzerland Boys 2024 #134 4 1,769
UY 0 #135 43 2,477
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
CL 0 #140 439 6,867
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
GT Boys 0 #149 763 7,625
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
CO Boys 0 #154 5,113 15,656
AE 0 #159 19 10,220
HU Boys 0 #160 15 3,954
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
Sweden Girls 2022 #169 11 1,568
MX Boys 0 #173 4,217 16,355
MT Boys 0 #176 4 4,064
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
Sweden Boys 2021 #178 6 1,578
MO Boys 0 #178 46 5,842
LU Girls 0 #186 5 4,850
GT 0 #189 128 5,948
PL 0 #190 23 2,600
Canada Girls 2024 #191 96 2,795
AO Girls 0 #193 17 4,575
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
AO Boys 0 #203 40 5,568
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
CN Girls 0 #208 158 8,829
SA 0 #208 88 10,560
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
LU Boys 0 #216 5 4,970
AL Girls 0 #220 8 4,141
MO Girls 0 #220 32 7,056
SG 0 #222 48 11,010
TW Boys 0 #222 20 7,111
HU Girls 0 #223 3 3,308
JM Girls 0 #224 36 7,507
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
AL Boys 0 #236 63 5,122
IL Girls 0 #237 578 11,648
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
JP Girls 0 #243 9 6,592
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
PT 0 #247 4 4,161
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
EC Girls 0 #252 7 3,650
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
BR Boys 0 #255 1,166 12,213
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
United States Girls 2024 #268 1,051 8,487
GR Boys 0 #269 5 6,912
Canada Boys 2024 #277 30 2,588
PS Girls 0 #286 275 10,981
JM Boys 0 #289 5 6,876
MY 0 #291 40 12,352
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
PE 0 #293 18 6,350
MX 0 #294 123 8,339
JP Boys 0 #295 9 7,909
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #297 9 6,530
BR 0 #302 44 5,969
CN Boys 0 #304 16 9,639
France Boys 2021 #307 82 2,865
HK 0 #314 35 8,483
CO 0 #326 165 7,768
KZ Girls 0 #328 5 5,862
DK Boys 0 #329 4 7,401
GH Girls 0 #333 5 6,973
QA Girls 0 #337 7 15,378
Spain Boys 0 #344 1,056 5,610
PT Boys 0 #346 22 7,951
SG Girls 0 #350 245 18,916
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
MU Girls 0 #357 6 8,539
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
PH Girls 0 #373 18 13,098
CM Boys 0 #379 187 12,054
France Girls 2021 #387 19 3,185
Spain 0 #389 64 2,326
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
HK Girls 0 #394 233 16,104
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
BD Girls 0 #401 6 8,413
Finland Boys 0 #401 27 2,041
OM Girls 0 #419 6 15,987
Austria Boys 0 #428 15 2,180
PT Girls 0 #432 20 7,952
ZA 0 #435 13 14,421
United States Boys 2024 #438 595 7,044
PA Girls 0 #438 44 9,861
SD Boys 0 #459 8 10,523
CR Girls 0 #473 60 11,342
RU Girls 0 #480 19 11,913
QA Boys 0 #483 226 18,093
HK Boys 0 #485 43 12,905
RU Boys 0 #485 21 12,621
GT Girls 0 #489 17 7,500
UY Girls 0 #491 20 6,731
CM Girls 0 #496 45 11,671
BH 0 #499 55 17,937
KW Girls 0 #499 17 19,177
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
LY 0 #523 13 12,703
PE Boys 0 #529 425 14,506
MY Boys 0 #533 702 25,439
BO Girls 0 #534 78 9,488
AE Girls 0 #536 18 20,968
AR Girls 0 #538 62 8,289
IR Girls 0 #541 5 8,334
IR Boys 0 #543 10 10,162
SG Boys 0 #554 144 17,960
Finland Boys 2026 #611 72 3,552
SA Boys 0 #613 1,691 28,008
KW Boys 0 #631 139 18,755
IT 0 #650 65 4,183
Finland Girls 2026 #652 87 3,895
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
LB 0 #685 6 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #691 7 13,071
IT Boys 0 #755 855 10,046
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
NG Girls 0 #770 17 15,093
CL Girls 0 #781 71 14,098
AE Boys 0 #786 314 22,615
MX Girls 0 #788 442 17,781
OM Boys 0 #788 94 17,948
PE Girls 0 #808 136 14,861
TN 0 #814 16 13,765
BR Girls 0 #824 118 12,708
Germany Girls 0 #825 14 4,949
MY Girls 0 #833 162 24,821
NL Boys 0 #872 80 5,873
Spain Girls 0 #890 94 5,561
SA Girls 0 #894 42 25,931
Germany Boys 0 #895 58 5,697
EG Boys 0 #919 7 15,035
NG Boys 0 #936 16 16,906
NL Girls 0 #938 18 5,933
CO Girls 0 #990 89 16,140
EG Girls 0 #1,008 2 14,742
IT Girls 0 #1,010 460 9,415
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #1,081 98 25,619
MA 0 #1,107 22 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,110 32 25,928
DZ 0 #1,155 22 20,130
TR 0 #1,181 31 19,440

Ariel is popular in 90 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Ariel

Ariel is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Ariel is a 3 syllable name, pronounced AR-ee-əl or AH-ree-EL (IPA: /ˈær.i.əl/; Hebrew: a-ri-EL).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Arielle, Ariella, Ariela, Arieh, Aryeh and Arielah.
Across languages, Ariel has these equivalents: Arieh/Aryeh (Hebrew), Ari (Hebrew), Leo (Latin), Leon (Greek), Lionel (French/English), and 2 more.
Yes, very popular — Ariel ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Ariel ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Yes — 6 notable people named Ariel are in our database, including Ariel Sharon (Politician), Ariel Winter (Actor), Baby Ariel (Actor).