Is Arik a boy or girl name?
Arik is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 36 boys were named Arik, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,577 US babies named Arik were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,266
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Arik since 1965
- 2,577
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 81 babies
Boys and girls named Arik, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 250 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 330 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 583 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 642 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 529 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 199 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | #3,266 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,414 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,124 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,691 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,801 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 57 | #2,299 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,715 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 57 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 52 | #2,407 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,533 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,544 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 64 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 64 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 68 | #1,765 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 81 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,879 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 55 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 55 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 64 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 64 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 63 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 55 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 60 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,170 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 35 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,765 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,060 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,692 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,383 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,336 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,556 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arik reached #1,379 in 1993. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Arik
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.