Arik

Where Arik comes from

Transcription of a modern Hebrew diminutive of the Hebrew equivalent of Ariel.
— Wiktionary's entry for Arik
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1965
    First appearance
    #3,537 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1993
    Peak, #1,379
    70 babies named Arik — more than any year before or since.
  3. 2022
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #3,412.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.