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Ari

Rooted in Hebrew, Ari is a boy's name that means "Hebrew, lion of God". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The name's best year yet was 2017.

EtymologyShort for Ariel/Arion
HebrewHebrew – "lion of God"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
22
1960s
485
1970s
1,346
1980s
1,413
1990s
1,895
2000s
4,193
2010s
7,131
Peaked in the 2010s · 16,485 total U.S. births since 1900