Unisex name · since 1958
Ari
20,592 babies named Ari in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #393 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,592
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ari currently ranks #393 among unisex names in America, with 20,592 babies recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Ari recorded 20,592 times among boys since 1958, holding rank #393 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #829 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #393 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,592 born since 1958
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ari ranks #829 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #393 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,592 born since 1958, peaking in the 2010s.
- #829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #393 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,592
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ari's 20,592 recorded births place it above 98.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ari compares
20,592 Top 6% higher than 94% of 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
Ari's all-time total is 56x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,592 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,030 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ari splits its recorded history at 1992: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 1,030 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 1,030
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Ari popularity over time - girls
7,662 total births recorded since 1961 (Ari as girls' name)
Ari by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,111 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Ari's strongest decade.
7,111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 467
1960s
467 births
- 1970s 1,259
1970s
1,259 births
- 1980s 1,267
1980s
1,267 births
- 1990s 1,667
1990s
1,667 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,436 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,111 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,363 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,111 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ari's total volume
Ari by state
Where Ari concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,104 | 15.1% |
| #2 | California | | 2,868 | 13.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,196 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,081 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 960 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 917 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 828 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 660 | 3.2% |
3,104 of 20,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Ari appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ari's data
- Ari's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,111 total births) through the 2020s (5,363) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aris (3,104 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Ari 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.