Name profile

Areli

A name meaning "lion of God, hero".

PronunciationEnglish /ə.ˈɹi.laɪ̯/
Usage languagesBiblical, Biblical Hebrew
US rank (2025)#1,261

Meaning and history

Areli is a Hebrew name that possibly means “lion of God” or “hero” and appears in the Old Testament as the name of a son of Gad.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 267 births, rank #976
2007: 295 births, rank #918
2008: 330 births, rank #850
2009: 262 births, rank #1,007
2010: 231 births, rank #1,075
20112011: 212 births, rank #1,157
2012: 187 births, rank #1,279
2013: 168 births, rank #1,382
2014: 199 births, rank #1,228
2015: 168 births, rank #1,396
20162016: 152 births, rank #1,496
2017: 120 births, rank #1,752
2018: 120 births, rank #1,717
2019: 106 births, rank #1,888
2020: 87 births, rank #2,100
20212021: 103 births, rank #1,910
2022: 141 births, rank #1,521
2023: 170 births, rank #1,330
2024: 157 births, rank #1,420
20252025: 177 births, rank #1,261

Areli rose from #918 to #851 for girls between 2007 and 2008. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 330.