Gender: Girl
Meaning: Lion of God — divine strength and heavenly courage
Origin: Hebrew/French
Popularity: Ranked #497 in 2024 with 614 babies born.
History: Arielle surged in the 2000s-2010s as a French-influenced form of Ariel. The Little Mermaid gave Ariel to America, and the -le ending added French sophistication. Arielle represents the American love of taking Disney magic and dressing it up in Parisian couture — a mermaid in a designer gown.
Name length: 7 letters
How common is Arielle? About 1 in 5,421 babies born in 2024 were named Arielle, or roughly 1.7 per day in the United States.
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