Boys' name · since 2005
Ariv
217 babies named Ariv in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,162 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
217 babies have been named Ariv since 2005, making it today's #5162 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ariv recorded 217 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #5162 nationally today, ahead of 63% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #12,446 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,162 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariv ranks #12,446 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,162 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 217 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,446 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,162 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariv's 217 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ariv compares
217 39th percentile among 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
Ariv's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariv | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ariv's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ariv's full recorded timeline at 2017, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ariv popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Ariv by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (103 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Ariv's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ariv births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 103 births (47% of all-time use).
Ariv by state
Where Ariv concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 8.3% |
18 of 217 births nationwide.
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- Ariv's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arivs (18 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ariv: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Ariv 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.