Meaning of the nameAriela

Ariela is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, the feminine form of Ariel, which is traditionally read as "lion of God".

Meaning

“feminine form of Ariel, traditionally "lion of God"”

Source: Wiktionary: Ariel · Behind the Name: Ariel

People (2022): 8,780
Rank in Brazil: #1,874
Median age: 6 years
2010 Census: 3,088; people

Ariela in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ariela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (3,367 people).

8,722 women 58 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ariela is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ariela in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amapá 0.021%
Amazonas 0.017%
Pará 0.012%
Maranhão 0.006%
Bahia 0.005%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,229	0.003%
Pará	946	0.012%
Bahia	752	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	665	0.004%
Amazonas	659	0.017%
Minas Gerais	574	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	467	0.004%
Maranhão	430	0.006%
Ceará	359	0.004%
Paraná	344	0.003%
Pernambuco	326	0.004%
Santa Catarina	279	0.004%
Goiás	228	0.003%
Mato Grosso	179	0.005%
Amapá	151	0.021%
Espírito Santo	149	0.004%
Piauí	133	0.004%
Paraíba	122	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	113	0.004%
Alagoas	106	0.003%
Acre	97	0.012%
Tocantins	95	0.006%
Rio Grande do Norte	90	0.003%
Rondônia	88	0.006%
Sergipe	78	0.004%
Distrito Federal	63	0.002%
Roraima	58	0.009%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ariela

Wiktionary lists Ariel as a name from Biblical Hebrew, formed from arí, "lion", and ēl, "God", traditionally read as "lion of God", although the etymology is debated. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ariela among the names in -ela, an ending that is generally the feminine of -el, from the Hebrew for "God". Behind the Name describes Ariella as a strictly feminine form of Ariel. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,780 people named Ariela, with a median age of 6. The name is almost always female.

Written with a single L and the most common spelling in the group.

Other spellings of Ariela

Spelling	People (2022)
Ariela	8,780
Ariella	2,034

Sources

Wiktionary: Ariel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Ariel · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ELA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Behind the Name: Ariella · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Ariella · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ariela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ariela

What does the name Ariela mean?

Ariela means “feminine form of Ariel, traditionally "lion of God"”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ariela in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,780 people with the first name Ariela, which ranks it number 1,874 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Ariela a boy's or a girl's name?

Ariela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,722 women and 58 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ariela?

Ariela is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ariela most common?

Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.021% of the state's population is named Ariela (151 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ariela?

Ariella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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