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Ari

Ari: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“lion”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
AH-ree · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (27% girls, 73% boys since 1880)

Ari is a Hebrew name meaning lion; it can also be a short form of Ariel or Ariela. It is separately used in Finnish and other traditions with different origins.

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How popular is Ari?

2024413 per million US babies
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Babies named Ari in 20241,374

2024 rank#399 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 188026,960

Ari is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ari

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Ariellelion of God · Hebrew
  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew
  • AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew
  • Jamiesupplanter · Hebrew
  • JessieGod beholds · Hebrew

Ari questions

What does the name Ari mean?

Ari means "lion". It comes from Hebrew. Ari is a Hebrew name meaning lion; it can also be a short form of Ariel or Ariela. It is separately used in Finnish and other traditions with different origins.

Is Ari a boy or girl name?

Ari is used for both: about 27% of US babies named Ari since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Ari?

1,374 US babies were named Ari in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Ari?

Ari is usually pronounced AH-ree.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.