Arik Boy
How popular is Arik?
#3,313 boy name in 2025
35 baby boys were named Arik in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name.
Arik popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,313 for boys (▼ 43 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 35 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,189 in 2015, #2,688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (81 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,374 in 1993 |
| First recorded | 1965 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Arik counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Arik family of names ranked #1,653 for boys in 2025 (#1,532 the year before), with 79 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arik | 35 | 44% |
| Aric | 24 | 30% |
| Aaric | 9 | 11% |
| Aarik | 6 | 8% |
| Airik | 5 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Arik is most popular
Babies named Arik per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
Arik by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44 | #2,326 |
| 1970s | 250 | #1,598 |
| 1980s | 330 | #1,640 |
| 1990s | 583 | #1,374 |
| 2000s | 642 | #1,493 |
| 2010s | 530 | #2,086 |
| 2020s | 234 | #2,688 |
Boy names about as popular as Arik
Questions
- Is Arik a boy or girl name?
- Arik is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Arik were boys.
- How popular is the name Arik?
- 35 baby boys were named Arik in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name.
- When was Arik most popular?
- Arik peaked in 2000, when 81 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,374 in 1993.
- How many people are named Arik?
- 2,613 babies have been named Arik in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,535 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Arik most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Arik was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.