Arrielle
A feminine name derived from Ariel, meaning "lion of God" in Hebrew.
Name Census estimates that about 325 living Americans carry the first name Arrielle. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Arrielle today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Arrielle births was 1991 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Arrielle. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
325
~ 1 in 1,054,629 Americans
Peak year
1991
25 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#15,502
Tracked since 1984
Census
Arrielle in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 280 people with the first name Arrielle, which placed it at #30,870 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,870
National first-name rank
People counted
280
280 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
51.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Arrielle
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arrielle is Black at 51.1%. The next largest groups are White (21.1%) and Two or More Races (12.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Arrielle described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Arrielle at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American51.1% · 143
- White21.1% · 59
- Two or more races12.5% · 35
- Hispanic or Latino10.7% · 30
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 2
Popularity
Arrielle: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Arrielle from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 137 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arrielle by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Arrielle during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Arrielles live
Origin
Meaning and history of Arrielle
The name Arrielle has its origins in the French language, with roots tracing back to the medieval period. It is believed to be a feminine variation of the name Ariel, derived from the Hebrew name Ariel, which means "lion of God."
During the Middle Ages, the name Arrielle was relatively uncommon, but it did appear in some historical records and literature. One of the earliest documented uses of the name can be found in a 13th-century French poem, where it is mentioned as the name of a beautiful maiden.
In religious texts, the name Arrielle is not directly referenced, but its root name, Ariel, appears in the Bible as the name of a symbolic figure representing the city of Jerusalem and its people.
The first recorded instance of the name Arrielle being used as a given name dates back to the late 15th century, when a noble French woman named Arrielle de Beaumont was mentioned in historical records. Throughout the centuries, several notable women have borne the name Arrielle, including:
1. Arrielle de Montfort (1520-1589), a French courtier and noblewoman known for her poetry and patronage of the arts.
2. Arrielle Duvall (1675-1732), a French botanist and explorer who documented numerous plant species in the Americas.
3. Arrielle Leblanc (1792-1867), a French revolutionary and activist who fought for women's rights during the French Revolution.
4. Arrielle Delacroix (1845-1912), a renowned French painter and member of the Impressionist movement.
5. Arrielle Mercier (1901-1985), a French actress and singer who starred in several popular films during the 1930s and 1940s.
While the name Arrielle has maintained a presence throughout history, it has never been among the most popular names in any given era. However, its unique sound and French origins have contributed to its enduring appeal as a feminine name with a rich cultural heritage.
People
Arrielle + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Arrielle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Arrielle: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arrielle?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 325 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Arrielle going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,054,629 US residents.
Is Arrielle a common name?
We classify Arrielle as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 333 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Arrielle most popular?
The single biggest year for Arrielle was 1991, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Arrielle is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Arrielle in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 280 people with the name Arrielle, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,870 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Arrielle in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Arrielle?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Arrielle leans strongly female. 282 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 3 male bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Arrielle?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arrielle is Black at 51.1%. The next largest groups are White (21.1%) and Two or More Races (12.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Arrielle most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Arrielle in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.1% (143 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Arrielle in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Arrielle a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Arrielle in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Arrielle still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Arrielle in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Arrielle can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Arrielle?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.