Given name
Arielle
“a lioness of God”·“a lion of God”
In English use, Arielle has a related form in 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, Arielle has a related form in 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, Arielle has a related form in Ariel. An origin associated with Ariel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Arielle is a feminine form of אריאל.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arielle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30,921
- 51 boys · 30,870 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 1,631 babies
- 2025
- 618
- #486 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 618 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 486 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,631 in 1991. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (75). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,086 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.
Arielle’s family of names
In English usage, Arielle has a diminutive in Ari. In French usage, Arielle is a feminine form of אריאל. In English usage, Arielle has a related form in Ariel.
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Around the world
Arielle has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arielle
- Arielle KebbelAmerican actress and modelborn 1985
- Arielle DombasleAmerican-born French-Mexican actress and singerborn 1953
- Arielle GoldAmerican snowboarderborn 1996
- Arielle KayabagaCanadian politicianborn 1991
- Arielle MartinAmerican bicycle motocross riderborn 1985
- Arielle JacobsAmerican actressborn 1988
- Arielle VandenbergAmerican actress, television host and modelborn 1986
- Arielle HolmesAmerican actressborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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