Ari

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ari is a given name in many languages and cultures, for both men and women. It also may be a nickname for a wide variety of unrelated names.

From Wikipedia

Ari first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 11 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 266 babies (rank #81 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Ari

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ari yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,372

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

266

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ari

Ari Freyr Skúlasonassociation football player · b. 1987
Ari Þorgilssonchronicler · b. 1067
Ari Behnshort story writer · b. 1972
Ari Vatanenrally driver · b. 1952
Ari Folmancomics writer · b. 1962

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	19	#124
2015	15	#147
2016	16	#162
2017	154	#101
2018	24	#123
2019	200	#99
2020	266	#81
2021	208	#74
2022	194	#76
2023	187	#77
2024	86	#113