Given name
Aridai
“freely”·“my freedom”·“free enough”
Aridai is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewארדי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Aridai is thought to mean “freely,” “my freedom” or “free enough.”
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Where it comes from
Aridai is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb 'arad (ערד), “to flee or be free, and possibly,” and the Hebrew particle day (די), “sufficient or enough.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Aridai appears in Esther 9:9.
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Aridai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 0 boys · 34 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 138 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aridai’s family of names
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Rhodesshares a root
- Aradshares a root
- Iradshares a root
- Herodshares a root
- Ardonshares a root
- Arodishares a root
- Herodionshares a root
- Arvadshares a root
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