Ari Boy & girl
How popular is Ari?
#393 boy name in 2025
808 baby boys were named Ari in the US in 2025, making it the 393rd most popular boy name. Another 476 girls got the name (#614 for girls).
Ari popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #393 for boys (▲ 6 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 808 boys, 476 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+5% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #402 in 2015, #392 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (1,030 boys) |
| Highest rank | #328 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1958 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 62% boys, 38% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ari counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ari family of names ranked #389 for boys in 2025 (#394 the year before), with 821 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ari | 808 | 98% |
| Aari | 13 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ari is most popular
Babies named Ari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 3.1 per 1,000 (46 boys)
- New York: 1.3 per 1,000 (566 boys)
- Oregon: 1.1 per 1,000 (84 boys)
- New Jersey: 1.1 per 1,000 (221 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.9 per 1,000 (126 boys)
Ari by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22 | #2,294 |
| 1960s | 467 | #799 |
| 1970s | 1,259 | #637 |
| 1980s | 1,267 | #693 |
| 1990s | 1,667 | #787 |
| 2000s | 3,436 | #525 |
| 2010s | 7,111 | #371 |
| 2020s | 5,363 | #328 |
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Questions
- Is Ari a boy or girl name?
- Ari is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 62% of babies named Ari were boys and 38% were girls.
- How popular is the name Ari?
- 808 baby boys were named Ari in the US in 2025, making it the 393rd most popular boy name. Another 476 girls got the name (#614 for girls).
- When was Ari most popular?
- Ari peaked in 2022, when 1,030 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #328 in 2022.
- How many people are named Ari?
- 28,254 babies have been named Ari in the US since 1880. We estimate about 27,778 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Ari most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ari was most common in District of Columbia, at 3.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.