boy's name
Aarik
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 245
Aarik is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1983.
Aarik over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 52 |
| 2010s | 110 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 53 |
How popular is Aarik?
In 2025, Aarik was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Aarik is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aarik
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aarik also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aarik over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aarik
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aarik — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aarik
How popular is the name Aarik?
In 2025, Aarik was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Aarik a girl's or a boy's name?
Aarik is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Aarik most popular?
Aarik peaked in 2017, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aarik a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aarik currently ranks #5,762 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.