Find out how popular the first name Ariela has been for the last 48 years (from 1976 to 2023) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Ariela by gender

Based on the last 48 years of data, Ariela is exclusively a female name.

For the most recent data in 2023, there were 165 female babies and 0 male babies born with the name Ariela.

The history of the first name Ariela

The name Ariela is a Hebrew name derived from the word "Ariel," which means "lion of God." It is a feminine version of the name Ariel and has been in use since ancient times in the Jewish community.

The earliest recorded use of the name Ariela can be traced back to the Bible, where it is mentioned as the name of a daughter of one of the sons of Gad. In the Book of Numbers, chapter 26, verse 17, the name Ariela is listed among the descendants of Gad.

During the Middle Ages, the name Ariela was commonly used among Jewish communities in Europe and the Middle East. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Ariela Bat Yitzhak, a Jewish scholar who lived in Spain in the 12th century.

In the 16th century, the name Ariela gained popularity in Italy, particularly among Jewish families. One notable figure from this time was Ariela Nazzari, an Italian-Jewish writer and poet who lived in the city of Ferrara in the late 1500s.

As the name spread throughout Europe, it also found its way to England. In the 17th century, Ariela Browne was a well-known English writer and translator who published works on various subjects, including religion and philosophy.

In the 19th century, the name Ariela became more widely used outside of the Jewish community. One prominent figure was Ariela Caselli, an Italian painter and sculptor who was active in the late 1800s and known for her portraits and religious works.

Another notable individual with the name Ariela was Ariela Warshel, an Israeli-American chemist who was born in 1940 and later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2013 for her work on the development of computational methods in chemistry.

Data source

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