Ariam
Girl · AR-ee-am
Ariam is a girls' name, meaning “the highest heaven”. In 2025 it ranked 1,868th for girls in the UK (16 babies) and 5,098th for girls in the US (25 babies).
What does Ariam mean?
Eritrean and Ethiopian name from Ge'ez aryam
“the highest heaven”
- Say it
- AR-ee-am
Is Ariam a girl's or a boy's name?
Ariam is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the UK and 25 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Ariam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,868among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 90% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the UK were named Ariam, making it the 1,868th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 23 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ariam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,809th in England and Wales.
Ariam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,868 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,449 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
How popular is Ariam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,098among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 64,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the US were named Ariam, making it the 5,098th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,546th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991. 9 boys were also named Ariam in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Ariam in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 74% of the babies named Ariam in the US were girls.
Ariam in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,996 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4,668 |
| 2021 | 35 | #4,087 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4,546 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5,161 |
| 2018 | 31 | #4,457 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4,383 |
| 2016 | 28 | #4,849 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5,308 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
Names like Ariam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Amira Ayra Ayah Amaya Safa Abeeha Amara Alaya Ayla Nusaybah Anaya