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Ari

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What official birth registration shows about Ari: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2015–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2015 to 2025, ranging from #934 to #4736.201520172019202120232025#934#4736
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2015#4736
2016#3609
2017#3583
2018#3985
2019#2170
2020#2042
2021#2073
2022#1282
2023#1056
2024#934
2025#1166

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 37 of the 70 years from 1956 to 2025.

In 2025: #310 among boys in England and Wales, #337 among boys in Norway, #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1956–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1956

    First recorded at #356 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2020–2023

    Highest recorded position: #74 among boys in New Zealand, in 2021 (recorded 2020–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1166 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #74 in New Zealand in 2021.

Ari's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#116628HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#310145HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#93438HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#286157HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#105632HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#237204HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#128225HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#260181HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#207313HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#297160HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#204213HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#377113HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#217012HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#410104HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#46587HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#35836HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48883HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#54272HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#65652HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#78140HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#82137HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#86635HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#115822HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#89732HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#117521HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#120620HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#136116HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#18929HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#153412HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#159610HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#109216HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#16518HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#19496HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#16427HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
2023New South Wales, Australiamale#8692InsufficientNot yet available
2022New South Wales, Australiamale#9795InsufficientNot yet available
2021New South Wales, Australiamale#88105InsufficientNot yet available
2020New South Wales, Australiamale#9499InsufficientNot yet available
2023New Zealandmale#8749HighVerified
2022New Zealandmale#8853HighVerified
2021New Zealandmale#7462HighVerified
2020New Zealandmale#9749HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#2856HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#4333HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3923HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#33710HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#33310HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#3539HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#30911HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#28113HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#28412HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4515HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4665HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4486HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#5204HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4277HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4845HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#5085HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4985HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4506HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5174HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#3479HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4227HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#28613HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#3878HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5035HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5135HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4438HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#6094HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5615HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5326HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4159HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5954HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5764HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5086HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5036HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4208HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5534HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5244HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5154HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4655HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3566HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#3949HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4148HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5645HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#29013HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ari is officially recorded

7 official registrars have recorded Ari, between 1956 and 2025, in 44 of those 70 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2021England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: highest position in 2023Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2024New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2020New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2021New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2022New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2023New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 2023New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 2020New Zealand: recorded in 2021New Zealand: recorded in 2022New Zealand: recorded in 2023New Zealand: highest position in 2021Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: highest position in 2022ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419562025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1956–202537#281 in 2021
England and Wales1996–202528#237 in 2023
Republic of Ireland2015–202510#394 in 2024
New South Wales, Australia2020–20234#86 in 2023
Northern Ireland2020–20223#285 in 2022
New Zealand2020–20234#74 in 2021
Scotland20241#290 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1956; it appears again in 1963.

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What is known about Ari

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
7 official registrars, 1956–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #74 in New Zealand in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.