Is Ari a boy or girl name?
Ari is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 569 girls and 805 boys were named Ari, so 41.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 26.6% of the 26,960 US babies named Ari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #399
- Girl rank, 2024
- #534
- Babies named Ari since 1958
- 26,960
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,750 babies
Boys and girls named Ari, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 469 | 17 | 3.5% |
| 1970s | 1,259 | 88 | 6.5% |
| 1980s | 1,267 | 148 | 10.5% |
| 1990s | 1,667 | 230 | 12.1% |
| 2000s | 3,436 | 761 | 18.1% |
| 2010s | 7,110 | 2,690 | 27.4% |
| 2020s | 4,551 | 3,245 | 41.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 805 | #399 | 569 | #534 |
| 2023 | 974 | #342 | 663 | #463 |
| 2022 | 1,029 | #328 | 721 | #436 |
| 2021 | 956 | #342 | 658 | #476 |
| 2020 | 787 | #392 | 634 | #482 |
| 2019 | 860 | #371 | 505 | #600 |
| 2018 | 870 | #374 | 397 | #719 |
| 2017 | 802 | #398 | 340 | #804 |
| 2016 | 751 | #418 | 278 | #967 |
| 2015 | 771 | #402 | 268 | #1,004 |
| 2014 | 689 | #440 | 227 | #1,117 |
| 2013 | 704 | #420 | 228 | #1,082 |
| 2012 | 636 | #436 | 178 | #1,323 |
| 2011 | 510 | #508 | 135 | #1,600 |
| 2010 | 517 | #500 | 134 | #1,611 |
| 2009 | 516 | #525 | 130 | #1,705 |
| 2008 | 495 | #536 | 107 | #1,967 |
| 2007 | 463 | #557 | 103 | #1,988 |
| 2006 | 375 | #630 | 78 | #2,397 |
| 2005 | 288 | #710 | 64 | #2,639 |
| 2004 | 297 | #678 | 72 | #2,372 |
| 2003 | 298 | #666 | 75 | #2,263 |
| 2002 | 249 | #711 | 57 | #2,677 |
| 2001 | 248 | #711 | 50 | #2,884 |
| 2000 | 207 | #789 | 25 | #4,665 |
| 1999 | 194 | #791 | 18 | #5,688 |
| 1998 | 166 | #872 | 20 | #5,148 |
| 1997 | 181 | #810 | 24 | #4,384 |
| 1996 | 184 | #789 | 28 | #3,841 |
| 1995 | 166 | #833 | 18 | #5,239 |
| 1994 | 170 | #811 | 32 | #3,451 |
| 1993 | 153 | #856 | 21 | #4,683 |
| 1992 | 156 | #846 | 24 | #4,246 |
| 1991 | 156 | #828 | 23 | #4,342 |
| 1990 | 141 | #859 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 1989 | 121 | #923 | 24 | #4,029 |
| 1988 | 119 | #869 | 13 | #5,919 |
| 1987 | 115 | #870 | 28 | #3,260 |
| 1986 | 125 | #807 | 15 | #4,981 |
| 1985 | 126 | #792 | 14 | #5,094 |
| 1984 | 105 | #859 | 9 | #6,846 |
| 1983 | 153 | #693 | 5 | #10,375 |
| 1982 | 140 | #742 | 15 | #4,734 |
| 1981 | 116 | #814 | 11 | #5,908 |
| 1980 | 147 | #721 | 14 | #4,989 |
| 1979 | 156 | #683 | 11 | #5,772 |
| 1978 | 130 | #741 | 10 | #5,984 |
| 1977 | 123 | #768 | 12 | #5,232 |
| 1976 | 101 | #832 | 10 | #5,621 |
| 1975 | 105 | #811 | 12 | #4,878 |
| 1974 | 128 | #724 | 7 | #6,949 |
| 1973 | 116 | #744 | 7 | #6,708 |
| 1972 | 111 | #752 | 6 | #7,331 |
| 1971 | 166 | #637 | 7 | #6,655 |
| 1970 | 123 | #742 | 6 | #7,117 |
| 1969 | 93 | #799 | 5 | #7,541 |
| 1968 | 56 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 46 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 35 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,314 | 7 | #5,323 |
| 1961 | 52 | #1,078 | 5 | #6,623 |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,829 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ari reached #328 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #436 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ari
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.