Spellings
Ariella or Ariela?
In the US in 2025, 91% of babies in this name family were spelled Ariella and 9% Ariela. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Ariella already led in 2015, with 84% of the family's births; it has 91% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 971 to 1,933 births (+99%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariella | 813 | 1,756 | ×2 |
| Ariela | 158 | 177 | +12% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˌɑriˈɛlə/ (ah-ree-EL-uh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Ariella 15 births and Ariela 5 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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