Boys' name · since 1983
Aarik
236 babies named Aarik in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,994 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,039 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 236
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aarik currently ranks #11039 among boys' names in America, with 236 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aarik has been recorded 236 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #11039 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #11,994 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,039 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 236 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aarik ranks #11,994 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,039 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 236 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,994 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,039 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 236
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aarik's 236 recorded births place it above 73.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aarik compares
236 41st percentile among 13,930 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
Aarik's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aarik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 236 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aarik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aarik's full recorded timeline at 2012, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aarik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Aarik by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Aarik's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Aarik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (47% of all-time use).
Aarik by state
Where Aarik concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 5.1% |
12 of 236 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aarik's data
- Aarik's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aariks (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aarik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Aarik 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 August 2026.