Ari

Ari was the #393 boys' name in the US in 2025 (808 babies), and #310 in England & Wales and #343 in Canada.

Ari as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Ari as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUSScotlandIreland
Ari as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#393 (808)#310 (145)#441 (7)—#676 (4)#343 (97)——
2024#399 (807)#286 (157)#290 (13)—#394 (9)#330 (99)—#91 (86)
2023#342 (974)#237 (204)#231 (18)—#472 (7)#276 (114)#86 (92)#66 (93)
2022#328 (1,030)#260 (181)#228 (18)#285 (6)#572 (5)#269 (120)#97 (95)#79 (86)
2021#343 (957)#297 (160)#328 (11)#433 (3)#414 (8)#339 (99)#88 (105)#76 (96)
2020#392 (787)#377 (113)#426 (7)#392 (3)#741 (3)#346 (91)#94 (99)#98 (74)
2019#371 (860)#410 (104)#394 (8)—#564 (5)#375 (83)—#91 (89)
2018#374 (870)#465 (87)#392 (8)—#749 (3)#401 (74)——
2017#398 (802)#488 (83)#733 (3)—#710 (3)#352 (93)—#98 (67)
2016#418 (751)#542 (72)#442 (7)——#340 (96)——
2015#402 (771)#656 (52)#588 (4)—#699 (3)#343 (93)——
2014#440 (689)#781 (40)———#382 (78)——
2013#420 (704)#821 (37)#520 (5)——#336 (87)——
2012#435 (637)#866 (35)———#471 (59)——
2011#508 (510)#1,158 (22)———#545 (48)——

Ari as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Ari as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandCanadaEngland & Wales
Ari as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#614 (476)#1,166 (28)#539 (5)#1,315 (19)
2024#535 (570)#934 (38)#638 (4)#1,291 (19)
2023#461 (666)#1,056 (32)—#1,014 (25)
2022#434 (722)#1,282 (25)—#1,209 (20)
2021#476 (658)#2,073 (13)#652 (4)#1,049 (25)
2020#482 (635)#2,042 (13)#765 (3)#1,153 (21)
2019#600 (505)#2,170 (12)—#1,533 (15)
2018#719 (397)#3,985 (5)—#1,741 (12)
2017#803 (341)#3,583 (6)—#1,584 (14)
2016#967 (278)#3,609 (6)—#1,399 (17)
2015#1,005 (268)#4,736 (4)—#1,874 (11)
2014#1,118 (227)——#2,185 (9)
2013#1,082 (228)———
2012#1,322 (178)——#3,334 (5)
2011#1,598 (135)——#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #328.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1958.
  • In 2025, 37% of US babies named Ari were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ari is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,900 to 1 in 2,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ari by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #425WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #446MNIllinois: #375ILMichigan: #601MINew York: #159NYMassachusetts: #318MAOregon: #326ORNevada: #516NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #493IAIndiana: #579INOhio: #455OHPennsylvania: #342PANew Jersey: #231NJConnecticut: #219CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #297CAUtah: #703UTColorado: #293CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #457MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #452VAMaryland: #268MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #392AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #672TNNorth Carolina: #775NCSouth Carolina: #668SCDistrict of Columbia: #97DCOklahoma: #698OKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #519GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #575TXFlorida: #294FL
Ari (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#30145
Quebec2025#5138

Ari (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AriCanadaGirls#1,31519
AriCanadaBoys#34397
AriEngland & WalesGirls#1,16628
AriEngland & WalesBoys#310145
AriIrelandBoys#6764
AriNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AriNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AriNSWBoys—too few
AriScotlandGirls#5395
AriScotlandBoys#4417
AriUSGirls#614476
AriUSBoys#393808
AriVICBoys—too few