Boys' name · since 1982
Arius
Arius has 1,120 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,774 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,701 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,120
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,120 babies have been named Arius since 1982, making it today's #2701 boys' name.
Arius has 1,120 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2701 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #4,774 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,701 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,120 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arius ranks #4,774 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,701 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,120 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,774 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,701 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,120
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arius's 1,120 recorded births place it above 89.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arius compares
1,120 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Arius's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,120 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arius's full recorded timeline at 2006, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arius popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Arius popularity over time - girls
47 total births recorded since 1990 (Arius as girls' name)
Arius by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (466 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Arius's strongest decade.
466 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Arius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 109
1990s
109 births
- 2000s 152
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
466 births
- 2020s
2020s
354 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 466 births (42% of all-time use).
How Arius 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 Arius's total volume
Arius by state
Where Arius concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 75 | 6.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 22 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 19 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.9% |
100 of 1,120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Arius's data
- Arius's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (466 total births) through the 2020s (354) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ariuss (100 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Arius
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Arius 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.