Aryeh Boy
How popular is Aryeh?
#1,281 boy name in 2025
153 baby boys were named Aryeh in the US in 2025, making it the 1281st most popular boy name.
Aryeh popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,281 for boys (▲ 22 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 153 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,502 in 2015, #1,451 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (153 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,281 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1954 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aryeh counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Aryeh family of names ranked #1,042 for boys in 2025 (#1,067 the year before), with 182 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aryeh | 153 | 84% |
| Arye | 21 | 12% |
| Arieh | 8 | 4% |
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 Aryeh is most popular
Babies named Aryeh per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 1.3 per 1,000 (255 boys)
- New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (222 boys)
- Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Aryeh by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #3,826 |
| 1960s | 63 | #2,414 |
| 1970s | 182 | #1,718 |
| 1980s | 320 | #1,496 |
| 1990s | 413 | #1,737 |
| 2000s | 662 | #1,617 |
| 2010s | 1,055 | #1,337 |
| 2020s | 795 | #1,281 |
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Questions
- Is Aryeh a boy or girl name?
- Aryeh is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Aryeh were boys.
- How popular is the name Aryeh?
- 153 baby boys were named Aryeh in the US in 2025, making it the 1281st most popular boy name.
- When was Aryeh most popular?
- Aryeh peaked in 2025, when 153 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,281 in 2025.
- How many people are named Aryeh?
- 3,500 babies have been named Aryeh in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,424 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Aryeh most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aryeh was most common in New Jersey, at 1.3 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.