Arius
Boy · Greek
Arius is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 2,676th for boys in the US (48 babies).
What does Arius mean?
Greek
A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἄρειος (Áreios), Arius, notably borne by Arius, circa 250–336, a priest in Alexandria, the founder of Arianism.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Arius a girl's or a boy's name?
Arius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 48 boys in the US.
How popular is Arius in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Arius, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arius in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Arius in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
How popular is Arius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,676among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were named Arius, making it the 2,676th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,418th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 83 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982. 5 girls were also named Arius in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Arius than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Arius in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #2,676 |
| 2024 | 52 | #2,559 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,314 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,437 |
| 2021 | 83 | #1,852 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,418 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,524 |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,578 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,586 |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,910 |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,315 |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,713 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
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