Arib
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AH-reeb
- Origin
- Arabic
Arib is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “clever, skilful”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Arib mean?
Arabic: spelling of Aarib; from Arabic arib
“clever, skilful”
Meaning borrowed from Aarib.
Is Arib a girl's or a boy's name?
Arib is a boys' name.
How popular is Arib in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arib in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arib in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Names like Arib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Abdullah, Musa, Ahmed, Zayaan, Zayan, Zayd, Amir, Arham, Mustafa, Azaan, Sahib
Names related to Arib
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arib: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arib, updated 20 October 2026.