Total births
77
Unisex name · since 2014
Aari
Aari has 77 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8862
- among boys today
- 77
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
77 babies have been named Aari since 2014, making it today's #8862 unisex name.
Aari has 77 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8862 as of the latest data, more common than 38% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #8862 among boys today
- 77 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Aari is currently the #8862 unisex name in America, more common than 38% of boys - 77 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8862
- among boys today
- 77
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Aari vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8862
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 38% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Aari was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
13 babies were named Aari in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Aari compares
77 22th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aari's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aari | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 77 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 23 | 22,252 |
Aari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aari's full recorded timeline at 2021, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aari at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#8,862
Active since
2014
Aari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Aari popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 2015 (Aari as girls' name)
Aari by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Aari's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Aari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 60 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aari? ▼
Aari has been given to 77 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #8862 as of the latest data. 13 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Aari most popular? ▼
Aari was most popular in the 2020s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Aari a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Aari is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 77 births, and as a girl's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Aari been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aari since 2014 -- 12 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Aari? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aaron, Aarav, Aarush, Aaryan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Aari
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aari: #8862 Unisex Name - 77 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aari. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aari draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.