Given name
Arye
“lion”
Arye is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “lion.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Arye was in use during the Middle Ages.
Arye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 445
- 445 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,720 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,720 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 426 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.
Arye’s family of names
Arye has a related form in Ari. In English usage, Arye has a related form in Ary. In English usage, Arye has a related form in ARIEH.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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