Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2018

Arie

Meaning lion Gender Unisex · 62% girls Rank 2025 #2,301 Trend ↓ Falling 30%

Borrowed from Hebrew אַרְיֵה (aryé, “lion”).

Rank 2025
#2,301
among girls · ↓635 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
142
named Arie · -31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,345
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
240 babies
All-time total
6,736
#2,909 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Arie popularity over time

6,736 babies have been named Arie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 101 – 101 10 – #566
1890s 153 5 158 16 +56% #573
1900s 170 12 182 18 +15% #727
1910s 273 130 403 40 +121% #877
1920s 302 174 476 48 +18% #1,282
1930s 227 95 322 32 -32% #1,176
1940s 148 79 227 23 -30% #2,032
1950s 147 80 227 23 0% #2,412
1960s 79 98 177 18 -22% #3,497
1970s 122 136 258 26 +46% #3,919
1980s 161 176 337 34 +31% #4,123
1990s 160 306 466 47 +38% #4,697
2000s 414 271 685 69 +47% #2,748
2010s 1,024 574 1,598 160 +133% #1,391
2020s (to 2025) 676 443 1,119 187 +17% #1,603

Where Arie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 74 0.05 outside top 500
2027 70 0.04 outside top 500
2028 67 0.04 outside top 500
2029 64 0.04 outside top 500
2030 62 0.04 outside top 500

Where Arie is most popular

Girls named Arie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.068 per 1,000. Strongest in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Arie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Indiana 14 0.100 +47%
Pennsylvania 23 0.097 +43%
Ohio 19 0.080 +18%
California 62 0.074 +8%
Texas 59 0.073 +8%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 ≈ national
North Carolina 15 0.066 ≈ national
Alabama 6 0.064 -6%
Georgia 14 0.062 -9%
Utah 5 0.060 -12%
Maryland 6 0.057 -17%
Illinois 11 0.048 -29%
Florida 19 0.044 -35%
Missouri 5 0.041 -39%
New York 15 0.038 -44%
Virginia 6 0.035 -48%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -54%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Arie

Arie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,301 in 2025 with 79 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 6,736 American babies have been named Arie, about 62% girls and 38% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2018, when 240 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arie?

The median living Arie is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 33. An estimated 5,000 people named Arie are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 79 #2,301 63 #2,231
2024 123 #1,666 82 #1,922
2023 96 #2,034 91 #1,775
2022 123 #1,694 71 #2,099
2021 131 #1,603 65 #2,173
2020 124 #1,654 71 #1,999
2019 153 #1,447 69 #2,083
2018 161 #1,391 79 #1,886
2017 126 #1,699 46 #2,676
2016 94 #2,085 58 #2,278
2015 105 #1,920 64 #2,148
2014 94 #2,072 44 #2,710
2013 80 #2,310 79 #1,812
2012 81 #2,315 66 #2,069
2011 66 #2,665 32 #3,368
2010 64 #2,757 37 #3,078
2009 51 #3,258 33 #3,337
2008 52 #3,228 28 #3,745
2007 48 #3,433 37 #3,092
2006 31 #4,589 23 #4,109
2005 41 #3,592 24 #3,821
2004 44 #3,398 19 #4,430
2003 45 #3,237 30 #3,123
2002 55 #2,748 39 #2,507
2001 32 #3,953 19 #4,134
2000 15 #6,838 19 #4,072
1995 17 #5,464 33 #2,350
1990 14 #6,148 38 #1,971
1985 13 #5,382 17 #2,838
1980 14 #4,990 15 #2,972
1975 13 #4,611 8 #3,968
1970 5 #8,052 16 #2,302
1965 7 #5,314 11 #2,480
1960 11 #3,930 11 #2,542
1955 11 #3,586 – –
1950 17 #2,442 12 #2,212
1945 12 #2,608 16 #1,700
1940 16 #2,039 10 #2,332
1935 20 #1,724 13 #2,034
1930 24 #1,616 12 #2,303
1925 25 #1,701 12 #2,441
1920 36 #1,286 18 #1,889
1915 43 #1,013 22 #1,460
1910 24 #877 7 #1,320
1905 14 #1,015 7 #1,008
1900 20 #834 – –
1895 11 #989 – –
1890 12 #792 – –
1885 13 #611 – –
1880 9 #587 – –

Famous people named Arie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Arie Haan Arie Haan Dutch football player and manager b. 1948 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Arie de Jong Arie de Jong Linguist, Indonesia 1865–1957 · 19th century
  3. 3 Arie van Vliet Arie van Vliet Dutch cyclist 1916–2001 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Arie Schans Dutch football manager (born 1952) Contemporary
  5. 5 Arie den Hartog Arie den Hartog Dutch cyclist 1941–2018 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arie?

The median living Arie is about 13 years old. Half of all living Aries are between 6 and 33 years old.

How many people named Arie are alive today?

An estimated 5,000 people named Arie are alive in the United States, based on 6,736 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Arie mean?

Borrowed from Hebrew אַרְיֵה (aryé, “lion”).

How popular is the name Arie in 2025?

Arie ranked #2,301 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 79 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arie?

6,736 babies have been named Arie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arie most popular?

Arie peaked in 2018, when 240 newborns received the name.

Is Arie a boy or girl name?

Arie is used for both: about 62% of babies named Arie have been girls and 38% boys.

Is the name Arie rising or falling?

Arie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arie become more popular?

Arie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 62 girls named Arie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Arie?

Well-known people named Arie include Arie Haan (soccer player), Arie de Jong (linguist), Arie van Vliet (athlete).

Names like Arie

Names that sound and feel close to Arie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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