Aryeh
Aryeh is a transliteration of the Hebrew word אריה, which means lion. It is a common Hebrew masculine given name. Other transliterations include Arie, Arieh, Arye, and Ari.
Meaning & Origin of Aryeh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aryeh is a transliteration of the Hebrew word אריה, which means lion. It is a common Hebrew masculine given name. Other transliterations include Arie, Arieh, Arye, and Ari.
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The Story of Aryeh
Aryeh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1954, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 147 Aryehs were born — ranking #1,317 that year. As of 2026, Aryeh ranks #1,379 for baby boys with 137 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 4K Aryehs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aryeh
Aryeh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Aryeh's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,317. Use the chart and map above to compare Aryeh'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 .
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