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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999girlsat 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 1999

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #712 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,254 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedWIMichigan: #847 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,809 boysMINew York: #653 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,690 boysNYMassachusetts: #324 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,023 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedINOhio: #914 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 13,875 boysOHPennsylvania: #536 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,504 boysPANew Jersey: #455 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,953 boysNJConnecticut: #375 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,644 boysCTCalifornia: #755 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 10,075 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedVAMaryland: #406 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,839 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedDEArizona: #525 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,523 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: #670 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,232 boysTNNorth Carolina: #660 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,152 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: #692 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,978 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ari, so not publishedHITexas: #1,200 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 18,294 boysTXFlorida: #809 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,684 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#324 · 1 in 3,023
  2. Connecticut#375 · 1 in 3,644
  3. Maryland#406 · 1 in 2,839
  4. New Jersey#455 · 1 in 3,953
  5. Arizona#525 · 1 in 4,523

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#324121 in 3,023
Connecticut#37551 in 3,644
Maryland#406101 in 2,839
New Jersey#455121 in 3,953
Arizona#52581 in 4,523
Pennsylvania#536121 in 5,504
New York#653171 in 6,690
North Carolina#66081 in 6,152
Tennessee#67051 in 7,232
Georgia#69291 in 5,978
Illinois#712111 in 7,254
California#755241 in 10,075
Florida#809101 in 8,684
Michigan#84761 in 9,809
Ohio#91451 in 13,875
Texas#1,20091 in 18,294
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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 1999

girls
#5,661
18 births · 1 in 98,546 girls
boys
#790
194 births · 1 in 9,898 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #5,661Ari18

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #790Ari194
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 98,546 of them was named Ari, which outranked 66.6% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ari
  1. #5,424Ziona19
  2. #5,424Zofia19
  3. #5,424Zoria19
  4. #5,661Ari18
  5. #5,661Addy18
  6. #5,661Adrieanna18
  7. #5,661Adriene18
  8. #5,896Aaliah17
  9. #5,896Aarti17
  10. #5,896Abagael17

Tied with 234 names at #5,661; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. 1,407Citlalli#2,338#931
  2. 1,329Noelia#2,048#719
  3. 1,060Amaya#1,458#398
  4. 864Kyara#1,789#925
  5. 604Journey#1,557#953
Fallers
  1. 579Erykah#779#1,358
  2. 417Tea#747#1,164
  3. 415Tasia#800#1,215
  4. 406Monika#930#1,336
  5. 357Chase#952#1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 9,898 of them was named Ari, which outranked 93.2% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ari
  1. #786Davin195
  2. #786Dequan195
  3. #786Kelly195
  4. #790Ari194
  5. #790Adonis194
  6. #790Colt194
  7. #790Josh194
  8. #796Jett193
  9. #796Mekhi193
  10. #798Darrin192

Tied with 5 names at #790; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. 1,239Trajan#2,235#996
  2. 669Tyreese#1,558#889
  3. 595Latrell#1,231#636
  4. 420Zion#694#274
  5. 414Xander#1,338#924
Fallers
  1. 381Jaret#555#936
  2. 362Kordell#841#1,203
  3. 313Juwan#524#837
  4. 296Jarett#743#1,039
  5. 288Christion#989#1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999