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Aryeh

Boy

Meaning of Aryeh: Hebrew: 'lion'

Aryeh is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1283rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1283

153 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,500

First recorded 1954 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 19 babies1982: 25 babies1983: 32 babies1984: 29 babies1985: 33 babies1986: 31 babies1987: 33 babies1988: 50 babies1989: 37 babies1990: 45 babies19901991: 32 babies1992: 39 babies1993: 42 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 50 babies1996: 53 babies1997: 41 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 58 babies2003: 67 babies2004: 73 babies2005: 59 babies2006: 71 babies2007: 74 babies2008: 70 babies2009: 98 babies2010: 86 babies20102011: 81 babies2012: 94 babies2013: 122 babies2014: 91 babies2015: 115 babies2016: 99 babies2017: 119 babies2018: 118 babies2019: 135 babies2020: 119 babies20202021: 138 babies2022: 136 babies2023: 99 babies2024: 150 babies2025: 153 babies
US babies named Aryeh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 153.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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