Mostly boys · peaked in 2022
Ari name popularity since 1925
28,254 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ari (27.1% girls, 72.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Ari is about 11 years old in 2026. Ari peaked in 2022 as the #328 name for boys, and it ranked #393 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 28,254
- Named Ari, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #393
- for boys in 2025 (808 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 72.9% boys
- 7,662 girls · 20,592 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 1.78× its national share
Peak year is the year Ari made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ari births per year, 1925–2025
2022 was the biggest year for Ari both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1979 and 1984, Ari's share of baby boys fell by 36%, from 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 17,200.
- Fastest rise: Between 2005 and 2010, it became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 6,940 baby boys to 1 in 3,710.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ari's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ari.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ari in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 22 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 17 | 467 | #1,095 |
| 1970s | 88 | 1,259 | #811 |
| 1980s | 148 | 1,267 | #793 |
| 1990s | 230 | 1,667 | #834 |
| 2000s | 761 | 3,436 | #710 |
| 2010s | 2,691 | 7,111 | #402 |
| 2020–25 | 3,727 | 5,363 | #393 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
59.4% of babies named Ari from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ari is most popular
The index compares Ari's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ari.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 1.78× | 3,305 |
| Florida | 1.73× | 1,529 |
| Maryland | 1.70× | 636 |
| Oregon | 1.60× | 367 |
| Colorado | 1.56× | 470 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ari's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ari.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ari (2022).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data