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

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015girlsat 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 2015

  • 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: #332 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,532 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: #353 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,774 boysMNIllinois: #327 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,702 boysILWisconsin: #482 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,721 boysWIMichigan: #425 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,388 boysMINew York: #237 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 1,182 boysNYMassachusetts: #362 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,274 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedRIOregon: #270 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,067 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: #562 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,155 boysIAIndiana: #436 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,410 boysINOhio: #440 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,512 boysOHPennsylvania: #330 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,813 boysPANew Jersey: #257 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,300 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #361 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 2,115 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedUTColorado: #267 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,107 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedNEMissouri: #490 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,873 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedWVVirginia: #387 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,121 boysVAMaryland: #344 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,738 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedDEArizona: #523 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,081 boysAZNew Mexico: #349 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,477 boysNMKansas: #513 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,638 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedARTennessee: #672 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,568 boysTNNorth Carolina: #505 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,251 boysNCSouth Carolina: #659 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,302 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #241 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 875 boysDCOklahoma: #571 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,967 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedMSAlabama: #618 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,864 boysALGeorgia: #390 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,113 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedHITexas: #501 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 3,188 boysTXFlorida: #397 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,235 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#237 · 1 in 1,182
  2. District of Columbia#241 · 1 in 875
  3. New Jersey#257 · 1 in 1,300
  4. Colorado#267 · 1 in 1,107
  5. Oregon#270 · 1 in 1,067

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#237871 in 1,182
District of Columbia#24151 in 875
New Jersey#257321 in 1,300
Colorado#267251 in 1,107
Oregon#270171 in 1,067
Illinois#327391 in 1,702
Pennsylvania#330331 in 1,813
Washington#332241 in 1,532
Maryland#344161 in 1,738
New Mexico#34961 in 1,477
Minnesota#353161 in 1,774
California#3611071 in 2,115
Massachusetts#362131 in 2,274
Virginia#387201 in 2,121
Georgia#390261 in 2,113
Florida#397441 in 2,235
Michigan#425201 in 2,388
Indiana#436151 in 2,410
Ohio#440241 in 2,512
Wisconsin#482101 in 2,721
Missouri#490111 in 2,873
Texas#501591 in 3,188
North Carolina#505161 in 3,251
Kansas#51361 in 2,638
Arizona#523121 in 3,081
Iowa#56251 in 3,155
Oklahoma#57171 in 2,967
Alabama#61861 in 3,864
South Carolina#65951 in 4,302
Tennessee#67281 in 4,568
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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 2015

girls
#1,005
268 births · 1 in 6,661 girls
boys
#402
771 births · 1 in 2,486 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #1,005Ari268

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #402Ari771
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 6,661 of them was named Ari, which outranked 94.7% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ari
  1. #997Sidney270
  2. #1,003Janae269
  3. #1,003Mavis269
  4. #1,005Ari268
  5. #1,006Danika267
  6. #1,007Aliah266
  7. #1,007Aubri266
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

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

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 2,486 of them was named Ari, which outranked 97.1% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ari
  1. #399Esteban775
  2. #399Warren775
  3. #401Ismael772
  4. #402Ari771
  5. #403Russell769
  6. #404Bruce766
  7. #405Finnegan765
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

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

See the top 100 for 2015 →