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Unisex name

Ari

/ˈɑɹi/ · 27% girls, 73% boys · #614 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Ari has been given to about 28,254 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɑɹi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 27,471
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ari per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 1,752
  • Born in 20251,284
  • All time28,254
  • England & Wales, 2025173

How popular is Ari?

Ari ranks 614th among American unisexs in 2025, with 1,284 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 1,752 babies were given the name, ranking 434th. The typical living American called Ari is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.20% of births.

Names that sound like Ari

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kari0.81
  2. Mari0.81
  3. Cari0.81
  4. Karri0.78
  5. Aric0.71
  6. Shari0.70
  7. Arin0.71
  8. Aris0.71

Middle names for Ari

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ari Catherine0.84
  2. Ari Josephine0.84
  3. Ari Rose0.83
  4. Ari Marie0.83
  5. Ari Grace0.83
  6. Ari Jane0.83

Sibling names for Ari

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Milaneither · 0.99
  2. Liasister · 0.99
  3. Coltbrother · 0.99
  4. Jettbrother · 0.99
  5. Haveneither · 0.99
  6. Tobiasbrother · 0.98

Where Ari is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. District of Columbia0.20%
  2. New York0.08%
  3. Maryland0.07%
  4. New Jersey0.07%
  5. Nevada0.07%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ari Reyes0.78
  2. Ari Nguyen0.78
  3. Ari Moore0.78
  4. Ari Lee0.78
  5. Ari Hall0.78
  6. Ari Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ari

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ari across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.