Arel is a distinctive choice, ranked #2089 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Arel in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2089
About the Name Arel
Arel is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 139 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1907 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2010.
Arel is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Arel
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Arel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arel in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Arel is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 139 places over the last five years to #2089 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Arel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Arel include: Kadek Arel — Kadek Arel Priyatna is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League club Bali United and the Indonesia national team.; Gal Arel — Gal Arel is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or a central defender.; Maide Arel — Maide Arel, also known as Mayde Feruhhan, was a Turkish-born Armenian painter..
Arel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Arels in the wild.
11
UK babies named Arel (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 139 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Arel
Likely around 1 other Arel in the class
UK Popularity (2010–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Arel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Kadek Arel Priyatna is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League club Bali United and the Indonesia national team.
Gal Arel is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or a central defender. He is currently the coach of Hapoel Haifa.
Maide Arel, also known as Mayde Feruhhan, was a Turkish-born Armenian painter. She is known for her work is abstract and stylized figures, similar to Cubism, often in dull colors.
Bülent Arel was a Turkish-born composer of contemporary classical music and electronic music. He was born in Istanbul, and studied composition at the Ankara Conservatory and sound engineering in Paris.