Ariel is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “lion of God.” In 2024 it was given to 595 boys in the United States.
Ariel belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “lion of God” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ariel first appears in Social Security records in 1913. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #360 in 1991, and in 2024 595 babies received the name — 21,430 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ariel means “lion of God” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ariel is a boy name. In 2024, 595 babies received the name in the US.
Ariel comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Ariel first appears in US records in 1913. Its best-ever ranking was #360 in 1991, and 595 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ariel is pronounced /ˈɛɹiəl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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