Aryk
In Central Asia, an aryk is a relatively small aqueduct supporting agriculture and providing water to inhabitants of the area.
Meaning & Origin of Aryk
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Central Asia, an aryk is a relatively small aqueduct supporting agriculture and providing water to inhabitants of the area.
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The Story of Aryk
American parents first put Aryk on the record books as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 9 Aryks were born — ranking #8,324 that year. About 40% of every Aryk on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Aryk last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 35 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Aryk
Aryk is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Aryk's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #8,324. Use the chart and map above to compare Aryk'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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