Boys' name · since 1995

Aryk

Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Aryk, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#24,640 of 45,481
all-time among boys
35
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

35 boys have been named Aryk since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Aryk has 35 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2015.

  • #24,640 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 35 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aryk ranks #24,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#24,640 of 45,481
all-time among boys
35
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aryk's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Aryk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Aryk's full recorded timeline at 2008, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Aryk popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
45678910 199519962006200820142015 6

Aryk by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (14 births, 40% of the file).

2000s was Aryk's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Aryk births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aryk? ▼
Aryk has been given to 35 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,640 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 9 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Aryk sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aryk ranks #24,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aryk most popular? ▼
Aryk was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Aryk been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aryk since 1995 -- 21 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Aryk? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aryan, Aryeh, Arya, Arye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Aryk's data

  • Aryk's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aryk

Nearby Names Like Aryk

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aryk

Aryan Boy
#872 8,106 births
Aryeh Boy
#1283 3,495 births
Arya Boy
#2499 2,335 births
Arye Boy
#4741 445 births
Aryn Boy
#6900 427 births

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Casimier
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Flemming
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Lanie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aryk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2015 (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 Aryk 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.