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Ariel
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78% girls / 22% boys
Origin of the name
Ariel comes from a Hebrew name meaning “lion of God.” It is also the name of a spirit in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
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Where babies named Ariel are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Ariel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Ariel is most common in Alaska (1.6 times), Mississippi (1.6) and Nevada (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Ariel are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Ariel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Ariel is most common in New York (3.3 times), New Jersey (2.2) and Florida (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 100% | 0% |
| 1900s | 100% | 0% |
| 1910s | 78% | 22% |
| 1920s | 62% | 38% |
| 1930s | 61% | 39% |
| 1940s | 66% | 34% |
| 1950s | 34% | 66% |
| 1960s | 24% | 76% |
| 1970s | 33% | 67% |
| 1980s | 68% | 32% |
| 1990s | 86% | 14% |
| 2000s | 78% | 22% |
| 2010s | 82% | 18% |
| 2020s | 69% | 31% |