Arij
Arij is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Arij
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arij is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Arij
American parents first put Arij on the record books as a baby girl name in 1999, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 8 Arijs were born — ranking #11,927 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 74% of all recorded Arijs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 46 Arijs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Arij
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About the name Arij
Arij is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 46 births in the dataset. Arij's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #11,927. Use the chart and map above to compare Arij's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.