Ariel
Ariel is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Ariel are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 25% male / 75% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Israel, Switzerland
- US births since 1880
- 17,754 male / 67,951 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ariel
To address Ariel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ariel," in English, "Guten Tag Ariel," in German. About 25% of people named Ariel are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ariel,
German
Guten Tag Ariel,
French
Bonjour Ariel,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ariel:
Chinese
Ariel您好：
Japanese
Ariel様
English
Hi Ariel,
German
Hi Ariel,
French
Salut Ariel,
Spanish
Hola Ariel,
Chinese
Ariel你好：
Japanese
Arielさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 21% |
| Israel | common | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
17,754 male · 67,951 female · 85,705 births recorded
Since 1980: 19% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ariel a male or female name?
Ariel is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Ariel are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Ariel in an email?
To address Ariel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ariel," in English, "Guten Tag Ariel," in German. About 25% of people named Ariel are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Ariel a unisex name?
Ariel is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Ariel are men. Ariel leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Ariel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ariel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ariel,
title = {Is Ariel a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ariel},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}