Arik
Arik was the 3316th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1379th; the most babies were born in 2000 (81). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,125 places. More babies were named Arik in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,316 boys, down 625 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200081 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,613babies recorded
Arik popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,316 | 35 |
| 2020 | #2,691 | 46 |
| 2010 | #2,407 | 52 |
| 2000 | #1,498 | 81 |
| 1990 | #1,454 | 60 |
| 1980 | #1,811 | 31 |
| 1970 | #2,063 | 19 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arik, counting every spelling?
Arik is the most common spelling of a name family that had 74 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 74 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arik | 35 | #3,316 | 188 |
| Aric | 24 | #4,259 | 148 |
| Aarik | 6 | #10,699 | 47 |
| Aaric | 9 | #8,250 | 42 |
| Arick | — | — | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arik?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arik (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arik born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arik.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arik?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Arik are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 14 and 35. That makes Arik mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arik by state
How common Arik was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arik: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arik, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arik
How popular is the name Arik?
Arik was the 3316th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1379th; the most babies were born in 2000 (81). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,125 places. More babies were named Arik in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Arik a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arik in the US.
Where is Arik most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arik was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.