Arish
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-ish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,239 for boys
Arish is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 3,239th for boys in the US (36 babies).
Where does Arish come from?
Used mainly in South Asian families
Is Arish a girl's or a boy's name?
Arish is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 36 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Arish, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arish in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Arish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
How popular is Arish in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 47,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the US were named Arish, making it the 3,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. It first appears in the records in 1986.
2025 had the most boys named Arish of any year since it first appeared, in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Arish in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arish in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
Names like Arish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Shivansh Avyaan Advik Krishiv Aviraj Avi Vihaan Aveer Ayansh Yuvraj Atharv
Names related to Arish
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, “Arish: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arish, updated 20 October 2026.