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Origin & history of Arial1
Greek / Italian roots
Arial comes from the Greek / Italian tradition, meaning Noble, lion, elegant, light..
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How popular is Arial?
1991
peak year
Arial first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1981. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1991, 69 babies received the name (ranked #1997). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8784), with roughly 14 babies named Arial each year. Arial has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,189 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
69
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,997)
(ranked #1,997)
14
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
140
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,189
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Arial5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
A1
R9
I9
A1
L3
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Arial🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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