Arie is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “lion”, Hebrew Aryeh; also a Dutch short form of Adrianus and a pet form of Aria.

Arie

Gender: Unisex
Say it: AR-ee
Origin: Hebrew
UK rank, 2025: #1,964 for boys
US rank, 2025: #2,298 for girls

Arie is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 2,298th for girls in the US (79 babies).

What does Arie mean?

Hebrew: Hebrew Aryeh; also a Dutch short form of Adrianus and a pet form of Aria

“lion”

Is Arie a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Arie has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 13 boys in the UK and 79 girls and 63 boys in the US.

How popular is Arie in the UK?

Rank in 2025: 1,964th among boys
Babies in 2025: 13 about 1 in 23,000 boys
Five-year trend: Rising fast up 159% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Arie, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 25 boys. 7 girls were also named Arie in 2025 (3,409th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Arie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 165 boys in the UK were given Arie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #320, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.

Ari 152
Arie 13

In 2025, 35% of the babies named Arie in the UK were girls.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.

1997Busiest: 25 in 20242025

Arie in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	13	#1,964
2024	25	#1,198
2023	19	#1,454
2022	7	#2,922
2021	13	#1,876
2020	5	#3,502
2019	7	#2,878
2018	10	#2,234
2017	1	#6,312
2016	5	#3,655
2015	3	#4,955
2014	0	–
2013	0	–
2012	4	#4,147
2011	0	–
2010	0	–
2009	5	#3,395
2008	0	–
2007	0	–
2006	0	–
2005	1	#5,109
2004	3	#3,792
2003	0	–
2002	0	–
2001	0	–
2000	0	–
1999	0	–
1998	0	–
1997	3	#2,979

How popular is Arie in the US?

Rank in 2025: 2,298th among girls
Babies in 2025: 79 about 1 in 20,000 girls
Five-year trend: Falling down 32% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 79 girls in the US were named Arie, making it the 2,298th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,654th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 161 girls. 63 boys were also named Arie in 2025 (2,230th for boys).

2025 had fewer girls named Arie than any year since 2011.

Half of all the girls named Arie in the US since 1880 were born between 1931 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 596 girls in the US were given Arie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #513, up from #2,298 for this spelling alone.

Ari 476
Arie 79
Ary 28
Arii 7
Arri 6

Girls were 77% of the babies named Arie in the US in 1910, and 56% in 2025.

1880Busiest: 161 in 20182025

Arie in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	79	#2,298
2024	123	#1,664
2023	96	#2,033
2022	123	#1,692
2021	131	#1,600
2020	124	#1,654
2019	153	#1,446
2018	161	#1,391
2017	126	#1,697
2016	94	#2,084
2015	105	#1,919
2014	94	#2,071
2013	80	#2,305
2012	81	#2,315
2011	66	#2,663
2010	64	#2,751
2009	51	#3,251
2008	52	#3,221
2007	48	#3,428
2006	31	#4,575
2005	41	#3,583
2004	44	#3,387
2003	45	#3,228
2002	55	#2,741
2001	32	#3,936
2000	15	#6,802
1999	12	#7,710
1998	17	#5,794
1997	19	#5,224
1996	16	#5,766
1995	17	#5,434
1994	21	#4,682
1993	13	#6,615
1992	16	#5,711
1991	15	#5,943
1990	14	#6,125
1989	14	#5,830
1988	21	#4,167
1987	18	#4,471
1986	17	#4,536
1985	13	#5,346
1984	11	#5,898
1983	18	#4,108
1982	18	#4,166
1981	17	#4,343
1980	14	#4,977
1979	13	#5,091
1978	16	#4,242
1977	18	#3,910
1976	16	#3,961
1975	13	#4,591
1974	11	#5,010
1973	8	#6,078
1972	13	#4,299
1971	9	#5,541
1970	5	#7,994
1969	8	#5,455
1968	6	#6,244
1967	14	#3,483
1966	0	–
1965	7	#5,288
1964	10	#4,354
1963	7	#5,295
1962	9	#4,532
1961	7	#5,308
1960	11	#3,919
1959	16	#2,979
1958	15	#3,084
1957	11	#3,695
1956	18	#2,724
1955	11	#3,570
1954	14	#3,018
1953	12	#3,268
1952	19	#2,410
1951	14	#2,809
1950	17	#2,435
1949	16	#2,513
1948	11	#3,136
1947	13	#2,897
1946	21	#2,023
1945	12	#2,597
1944	15	#2,286
1943	16	#2,250
1942	12	#2,665
1941	16	#2,095
1940	16	#2,028
1939	14	#2,206
1938	23	#1,596
1937	25	#1,493
1936	20	#1,691
1935	20	#1,720
1934	14	#2,186
1933	24	#1,513
1932	37	#1,176
1931	26	#1,458
1930	24	#1,606
1929	23	#1,641
1928	24	#1,679
1927	32	#1,422
1926	27	#1,588
1925	25	#1,699
1924	39	#1,279
1923	29	#1,520
1922	32	#1,430
1921	35	#1,341
1920	36	#1,282
1919	20	#1,855
1918	29	#1,451
1917	21	#1,708
1916	35	#1,210
1915	43	#1,012
1914	32	#1,059
1913	26	#1,067
1912	21	#1,143
1911	22	#932
1910	24	#877
1909	21	#890
1908	18	#939
1907	17	#923
1906	15	#965
1905	14	#1,011
1904	23	#727
1903	17	#836
1902	15	#903
1901	10	#1,067
1900	20	#833
1899	11	#983
1898	10	#1,098
1897	18	#735
1896	15	#843
1895	11	#986
1894	19	#682
1893	24	#571
1892	20	#638
1891	13	#750
1890	12	#791
1889	13	#724
1888	14	#690
1887	14	#608
1886	13	#633
1885	13	#608
1884	9	#731
1883	5	#920
1882	11	#560
1881	0	–
1880	9	#580

Names like Arie

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Asher, Albie, Axel, Noah, Abel, Levi, Alfie, Eli, Ezra, Arlo, Elijah, Isaac

Other spellings of Arie

Ari, Ary, Arii

Names related to Arie

Aria, Ario, Aurie, Aire, Arye, Aerie

More Hebrew names

Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Eliana, Joseph

Every Hebrew name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Arie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arie, updated 20 October 2026.