Ari

Unisex

Ari has been given to 28,254 babies in the U.S. since 1958. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #614 for girls and #393 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Of the first sense, derives directly from Hebrew: אֲרִי (arí, “lion”); compare Yiddish: לייב (leyb, “Leib”)API, English: Leo, Leon, French: Léo, Léon, Czech: Lev, Polish: Lew, Russian: Лев (Lev), and Ukrainian: Лев (Lev).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

28,254

Peak year

2022 (1,752 babies)

Rank in 2025

#614 for girls · #393 for boys

First recorded

1958

10-year trend

▲ +24%

Gender split

27% girls / 73% boys

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