Aryeh
Aryeh was the 1281st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 153 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 221 places. More babies were named Aryeh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,281 boys, up 170 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 153boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,500babies recorded
Aryeh popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2015.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,281 | 153 |
| 2020 | #1,451 | 119 |
| 2010 | #1,754 | 86 |
| 2000 | #2,018 | 50 |
| 1990 | #1,756 | 45 |
| 1980 | #1,812 | 31 |
| 1970 | #4,261 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aryeh, counting every spelling?
Aryeh is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,126 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,281 for Aryeh on its own. Together these spellings went to 174 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aryeh | 153 | #1,281 | 676 |
| Arye | 21 | #4,720 | 82 |
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 Aryeh?
153 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aryeh (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aryeh 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 55 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aryeh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aryeh?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Aryeh are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 28. That makes Aryeh 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.
Aryeh by state
How common Aryeh was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (16.2×), New York (6.5×). In 42 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 Aryeh: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aryeh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aryeh
How popular is the name Aryeh?
Aryeh was the 1281st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 153 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 221 places. More babies were named Aryeh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aryeh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aryeh in the US.
Where is Aryeh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aryeh was most common in New Jersey (1.27 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Maryland.