Boys' name · since 1954
Aryeh
3,495 babies named Aryeh in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,286 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,283 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,495
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aryeh is the #1283 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,495 recorded since 1954.
Aryeh has 3,495 recorded births among boys since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1283 as of the latest data, more common than 91% 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 1954 to 2025.
- #2,286 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,283 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,495 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aryeh ranks #2,286 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,283 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,495 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,286 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,283 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,495
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aryeh's 3,495 recorded births place it above 94.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Aryeh compares
3,495 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Aryeh's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aryeh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,495 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aryeh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aryeh splits its recorded history at 1993: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 153 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aryeh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Aryeh popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Aryeh as girls' name)
Aryeh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,055 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Aryeh's strongest decade.
1,055 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Aryeh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 63
1960s
63 births
- 1970s 182
1970s
182 births
- 1980s 320
1980s
320 births
- 1990s 413
1990s
413 births
- 2000s
2000s
662 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,055 births
- 2020s
2020s
795 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,055 births (30% of all-time use).
How Aryeh 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 Aryeh's total volume
Aryeh by state
Where Aryeh concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,477 | 42.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 847 | 24.2% |
| #3 | California | | 125 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 51 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 43 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.2% |
1,477 of 3,495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Aryeh appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aryeh's data
- Aryeh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,055 total births) through the 2020s (795) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aryehs (1,477 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aryeh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Aryeh 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.