Ari

#614 for girls in 2025, 476 births · #393 for boys in 2025, 808 births
Given to boys 72.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2022 · 1,030 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
20,592
since 1958

Ari over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006girlsat peakboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#614476#393808
2024#535570#399807
2023#461666#342974
2022#434722#3281,030
2021#476658#343957
2020#482635#392787
2019#600505#371860
2018#719397#374870
2017#803341#398802
2016#967278#418751
2015#1,005268#402771
2014#1,118227#440689
2013#1,082228#420704
2012#1,322178#435637
2011#1,598135#508510
2010#1,611134#500517
2009#1,704130#525516
2008#1,966107#536495
2007#1,988103#556463
2006#2,39678#630375
2005#2,63664#710288
2004#2,37072#677297
2003#2,26075#666298
2002#2,67357#711249
2001#2,88150#711248
2000#4,64925#789207
1999#5,66118#790194
1998#5,12320#871166
1997#4,37024#810181
1996#3,83128#789184
1995#5,22118#833166
1994#3,44832#810170
1993#4,67121#856153
1992#4,23624#844156
1991#4,32923#827156
1990#4,38022#859141
1989#4,02024#923121
1988#5,89513#869119
1987#3,25728#870115
1986#4,96415#807125
1985#5,07714#792126
1984#6,8109#859105
1983#10,2755#693153
1982#4,71615#741140
1981#5,88511#813116
1980#4,97814#718147
1979#5,75111#682156
1978#5,95810#741130
1977#5,21312#767123
1976#5,60110#832101
1975#4,85412#811105
1974#6,9007#724128
1973#6,6667#745116
1972#7,2926#752111
1971#6,6197#637166
1970#7,0706#742123
1969#7,4715#79993
1968—#99655
1967—#1,07147
1966—#1,17840
1965—#1,09446
1964—#1,32735
1963—#1,37532
1962#5,2937#1,31135
1961#6,5675#1,07852
1960—#1,40032
1959—#2,29513
1958—#2,8189
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First appearance
1958

The first year at least five boys were named Ari! It came in at #2,818, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1958–1959, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.

Where Ari is popular in 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedNHWashington: #732 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,057 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedMNIllinois: #512 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,666 boysILWisconsin: #682 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,982 boysWIMichigan: #479 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,387 boysMINew York: #316 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,992 boysNYMassachusetts: #326 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,351 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedRIOregon: #403 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,262 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedIAIndiana: #661 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,540 boysINOhio: #742 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,383 boysOHPennsylvania: #542 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,607 boysPANew Jersey: #379 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,614 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #568 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 5,423 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedUTColorado: #588 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,323 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedNEMissouri: #773 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,994 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedWVVirginia: #912 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,793 boysVAMaryland: #462 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,011 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedDEArizona: #485 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,486 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedARTennessee: #729 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,242 boysTNNorth Carolina: #914 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,082 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedALGeorgia: #591 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,162 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedHITexas: #692 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 6,211 boysTXFlorida: #685 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,440 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#316 · 1 in 1,992
  2. Massachusetts#326 · 1 in 2,351
  3. New Jersey#379 · 1 in 2,614
  4. Oregon#403 · 1 in 2,262
  5. Maryland#462 · 1 in 3,011

Best ever in a state: #81 in Vermont, 2018.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#316551 in 1,992
Massachusetts#326141 in 2,351
New Jersey#379181 in 2,614
Oregon#40391 in 2,262
Maryland#462101 in 3,011
Michigan#479161 in 3,387
Arizona#485131 in 3,486
Illinois#512211 in 3,666
Pennsylvania#542141 in 4,607
California#568481 in 5,423
Colorado#58871 in 4,323
Georgia#591151 in 4,162
Indiana#66171 in 5,540
Wisconsin#68251 in 5,982
Florida#685191 in 5,440
Texas#692301 in 6,211
Tennessee#72961 in 6,242
Washington#73261 in 6,057
Ohio#74291 in 7,383
Missouri#77351 in 6,994
Virginia#91251 in 8,793
North Carolina#91461 in 9,082
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ari
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#399 → #393)
  • 1 spot since 2020 (#392 → #393)
  • 9 spots since 2015 (#402 → #393)
  • Biggest jump: 197 spots in 1969 (#996 → #799)
  • Biggest drop: 166 spots in 1984 (#693 → #859)
Rise & fade · boys
64 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1958
  • Peaked 2022 at #328 (1,030 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 58 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1968–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,695
  • Highest: 1 in 1,695 boys born in 2022 were named Ari (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,114 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 34.5% of all boys named Ari (7,111) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s22#2,295 (1959)#2,557
1960s467#799 (1969)#1,163
1970s1,259#637 (1971)#743
1980s1,267#693 (1983)#809
1990s1,667#789 (1996)#829
2000s3,436#525 (2009)#651
2010s7,111#371 (2019)#427
2020s5,363#328 (2022)#366

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ari in 2006

girls
#2,396
78 births · 1 in 24,374 girls
boys
#630
375 births · 1 in 5,481 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #2,396Ari78

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #630Ari375
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 24,374 of them was named Ari, which outranked 88.1% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ari
  1. #2,375Taylee79
  2. #2,375Zia79
  3. #2,375Zipporah79
  4. #2,396Ari78
  5. #2,396Adalia78
  6. #2,396Aries78
  7. #2,396Bianka78
  8. #2,419Alyana77
  9. #2,419Aminata77
  10. #2,419Anahy77

Tied with 22 names at #2,396; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 5,481 of them was named Ari, which outranked 95.5% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ari
  1. #627Elisha376
  2. #627Rudy376
  3. #627Ryker376
  4. #630Ari375
  5. #631Boston374
  6. #632Antoine371
  7. #632Krish371
Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2006 →