Arie
A Dutch short form of Adriaan, the local form of Adrian, from the Roman Hadrianus. It coincides with the Hebrew Ari, meaning lion.
Arie in 2025
Arie was given to 142 babies in the United States in 2025 — 63 boys and 79 girls, making it the 2,794th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 23,347 babies born.
The history of Arie
Arie reached its highest point in 2018, when 240 babies were given the name, ranking 1,951st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 926th, in 1893.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 6,736 babies have been named Arie. Half of them were born before 2000, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Arie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Arie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 101 | 1,048 |
| 1890s | 158 | 926 |
| 1900s | 182 | 1,152 |
| 1910s | 403 | 1,255 |
| 1920s | 476 | 1,801 |
| 1930s | 322 | 1,973 |
| 1940s | 227 | 2,660 |
| 1950s | 227 | 2,954 |
| 1960s | 177 | 3,934 |
| 1970s | 258 | 3,941 |
| 1980s | 337 | 3,802 |
| 1990s | 466 | 3,529 |
| 2000s | 685 | 3,239 |
| 2010s | 1,598 | 1,951 |
| 2020s | 1,119 | 2,206 |
Where Arie is heading
Arie has fallen 16% over the past decade, from 169 babies in 2015 to 142 in 2025.
Names like Arie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Arie.