Arius
Arius was the 2677th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1854th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 766 places. More babies were named Arius in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,677 boys, down 257 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202183 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,167babies recorded
Arius popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 47 since 1990, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,677 | 48 |
| 2020 | #2,420 | 54 |
| 2010 | #3,130 | 36 |
| 2000 | #5,601 | 12 |
| 1990 | #4,684 | 11 |
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How popular is Arius, counting every spelling?
Arius is the most common spelling of a name family that had 48 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 48 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arius | 48 | #2,677 | 300 |
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 Arius?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arius (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arius 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 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arius.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arius?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Arius are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Arius a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Arius by state
How common Arius was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Arius: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arius, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arius
How popular is the name Arius?
Arius was the 2677th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1854th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 766 places. More babies were named Arius in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Arius a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arius in the US.
Where is Arius most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arius was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.