How Many People Are Named Ariela?
An estimated 3,610 people in the United States have the first name Ariela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Ariela peaked in popularity in 2024 with 212 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ariela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ariela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ariela is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,610
About 1 in 94,946 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
212 births
Total Registered
3,663
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ariela
Ariela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,663 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ariela as a female name
Ranked #1,138 in 2024
212 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (212 births)
Ariela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ariela span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,345 babies were registered. While Ariela is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ariela by Decade
How has Ariela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ariela by State
Birth registrations for Ariela span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oregon, New Mexico. On average, about 109 Arielas were registered per state.
Ariela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ariela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ariela
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Ariela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ariela?
We estimate approximately 3,610 people named Ariela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 94,946 Americans share this first name.
Is Ariela a common name?
Ariela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,663 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ariela most popular?
Ariela reached peak popularity in 2024, when 212 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ariela is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ariela a female name?
Ariela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ariela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ariela Smith, Ariela Johnson, Ariela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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