US rank #6585 Boys' name Peak 2017 230 births

Aarik — #6585 US boys' name

230 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.

1980s111990s102000s522010s1102020s47
#6585
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Aarik was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

19 babies were named Aarik in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aarik

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Aarik between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aarik currently holds the #6585 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aarik performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aarik shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aarik in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aarik in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 230 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aarik at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

230

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2017

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,585

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aarik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
19
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200219851983 6

Aarik by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
110 births that decade — 48% of Aarik's all-time total
1980s111990s102000s522010s1102020s47

Aarik by state

Where Aarik concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aarik
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 5.2%
California share of Aarik's total US births 5.2%

12 of 230 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aarik?
230 babies have been named Aarik since 1983. It currently ranks #6585 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 19 births.
When was Aarik most popular?
Aarik was most popular in the 2010s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Aarik most popular?
The top states for the name Aarik are California (12 births).
How long has the name Aarik been used?
Aarik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aarik?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.