Meaning of the nameAriella
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- A-ri-el-la
- Biblical name
Ariella is a spelling of the name Ariela, which means “feminine form of Ariel, traditionally "lion of God"”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Ariel, traditionally "lion of God"”
Meaning of the name Ariela, of which Ariella is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Ariel · Behind the Name: Ariel
- People (2022)
- 2,034
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,058
- Median age
- 4 years
- 2010 Census
- 320
- people
Ariella in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ariella, 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 (942 people).
2,026 women 0 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 Ariella is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ariella in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 318 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 215 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 185 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 163 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 140 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 112 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 98 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 91 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 83 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 60 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 57 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 57 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ariella
Doubles the L, a spelling that Behind the Name and Wiktionary record as a feminine form of Ariel; almost half of the records are of people born from 2020 to 2022.
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.
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 Ariella
What does the name Ariella mean?
Ariella means “feminine form of Ariel, traditionally "lion of God"”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Ariela, of which Ariella is a spelling.
How many people are named Ariella in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,034 people with the first name Ariella, which ranks it number 5,058 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Ariella a boy's or a girl's name?
Ariella is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,026 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Ariella?
Ariella is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ariella most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ariella (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ariella?
Ariela. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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