US rank #5297 Unisex name Peak 2013 632 births

Arien — #5297 US boys' name

632 babies named Arien in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s811990s732000s1512010s2282020s68
#5297
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Arien was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

44 babies were named Arien in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arien

The Social Security Administration has registered 632 babies named Arien between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arien currently holds the #5297 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 44 babies received it in a single year. Arien is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 456 additional births since 1978.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arien performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arien shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Arien in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arien 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 632 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.

Arien at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

632

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2013

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,297

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arien popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
44
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
01020304050 20242018201220062000199319841978 17

Arien popularity over time — girls

456 total births recorded since 1978 (Arien as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 456 births
05101520 202320172010200419981992198519791978 11

Arien by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
228 births that decade — 36% of Arien's all-time total
1970s311980s811990s732000s1512010s2282020s68

Arien by state

Where Arien concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Arien
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
21 3.3%
#2 California
5 0.8%
#3 Ohio
5 0.8%
Texas share of Arien's total US births 3.3%
Even split

21 of 632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arien?
632 babies have been named Arien since 1978. It currently ranks #5297 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 44 births.
When was Arien most popular?
Arien was most popular in the 2010s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Arien most popular?
The top states for the name Arien are Texas (21 births), California (5 births), Ohio (5 births).
Is Arien a unisex name?
Yes, Arien is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 632 births, and as a girl's name it has 456 births.
How long has the name Arien been used?
Arien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arien?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariel, Ari, Aric, Arian, 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, 1978–2024 (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.