Given name & surname
Ariella
“a lioness of God”·“a lion of God”
In English use, Ariella is a feminine form of Ariel. Interpretations include “a lioness of God” (Hebrew) and “a lion of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Ariella is a feminine form of Ariel. Interpretations include “a lioness of God” (Hebrew) and “a lion of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Ariella is a feminine form of Ariel. An origin associated with Ariel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Ariella is a feminine form of Ariel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ariella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,376
- 5 boys · 22,371 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 1,802 babies
- 2025
- 1,756
- #174 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +28%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,756 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 174 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (283). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,319 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ariella’s family of names
In English usage, Ariella has a diminutive in Ari. In English usage, Ariella is a feminine form of Ariel. In Italian usage, Ariella has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Ariela.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ariella
- Ariella KäslinSwiss artistic gymnastborn 1987
- Ariella AridaFilipino actress and model (born 1988)
- Ariella AzoulayIsraeli artist (born 1962)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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