US rank #2569 Boys' name Peak 2021 1,071 births

Arius — #2569 US boys' name

1,071 babies named Arius in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s1092000s1522010s4662020s305
#2569
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Arius was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

83 babies were named Arius in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arius

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,071 babies named Arius between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arius currently holds the #2569 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arius performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 466 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arius shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Arius in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arius 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 1,071 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.

Arius at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,071

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2021

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,569

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arius popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
83
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199319881982 6

Arius popularity over time — girls

42 total births recorded since 1990 (Arius as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 42 births
4.555.566.5 20162007200420021994199319911990 5

Arius by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
466 births that decade — 44% of Arius's all-time total
1980s391990s1092000s1522010s4662020s305

Arius by state

Where Arius concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Arius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
100 9.3%
#2 Texas
68 6.3%
#3 Florida
19 1.8%
#4 New York
17 1.6%
#5 Arizona
10 0.9%
#6 Ohio
6 0.6%
California share of Arius's total US births 9.3%
Even split

100 of 1,071 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arius?
1,071 babies have been named Arius since 1982. It currently ranks #2569 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 83 births.
When was Arius most popular?
Arius was most popular in the 2010s decade with 466 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Arius most popular?
The top states for the name Arius are California (100 births), Texas (68 births), Florida (19 births).
How long has the name Arius been used?
Arius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arius?
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.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.