Given name & surname
Arie
“resembling a lion or an eagle”
Arie is a variant of Ari. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lion or an eagle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arie is a variant of Ari. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a lion or an eagle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arie is a variant of Ari. An origin associated with Ari is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,736
- 2,579 boys · 4,157 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 240 babies
- 2025
- 142
- #2,301 for girls · #2,231 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 36% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 79 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,301 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 161 in 2018. It also appeared in 63 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,473 as a first name in 2020; 303 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arie’s family of names
In Indonesian usage, Arie has a related form in Ari. In Greek usage, Arie as a surname is a transliteration of Αριέ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arie
- Arie HaanDutch footballer and managerborn 1948
- Arie SchansDutch association football player and managerborn 1952
- Arie den HartogDutch road bicycle racer (1941–2018)
- Arie van VlietDutch sprint cyclist (1916–2001)
- Arie de Jongvolapükist from the Netherlands (1865-1957)
- Aryeh EldadIsraeli physician, military officer and politicianborn 1950
- Arie BieshaarDutch footballer (1899-1965)
- Arie LuyendykDutch racing driverborn 1953
- Arie SlobDutch politicianborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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