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Arel

Arel is a distinctive choice, ranked #1613 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Arel in their class.

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UK Rank 2025
#1613
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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 โ€” and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2010.

Arel is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Arel in their class.

โญ Famous People Named Arel

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Arel

Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Arel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arel in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Arel is at its highest recorded position โ€” #1,613 in 2025, with 16 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,228.
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, Gal Arel and Maide Arel. Short summaries for each appear below.
Arel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ€” your child is unlikely to encounter American Arels in the wild.
16
UK babies named Arel (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 615 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

Almost certainly the only Arel in the class

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UK Popularity (2010–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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About the Name Arel

Meaning
derived from a verse in the book of Isaiah regarding the impending invasion of Jerusalem by Sennacherib during the reign of King Hezekiah.

Famous People Named Arel

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Kadek Arelb. 2005
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 Arelb. 1989
Gal Arel is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or a central defender.
Maide Arel1907
Maide Arel, also known as Mayde Feruhhan, was a Turkish-born Armenian painter.
Bรผlent Arel
Bรผlent Arel was a Turkish-born composer of contemporary classical music and electronic music.

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