Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Aryeh isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aryeh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,500
- 3,495 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 153 babies
- 2025
- 153
- #1,281 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 153 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,281 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (58). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,400 as a first name in 2020; 289 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.
Aryeh’s family of names
In English usage, Aryeh has a related form in Ari. In English usage, Aryeh has a related form in Ary. In English usage, Aryeh has a related form in ARIEH.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aryeh
- Aryeh DeriIsraeli politician (born 1959)
- Arieh SharonIsraeli architect1900–1984
- Aryeh DvoretzkyIsraeli mathematician (1916–2008)
- Aryeh EliavIsraeli politician (1921-2010)
- Aryeh LevinIsraeli rabbi1885–1969
- Aryeh KaplanAmerican rabbi and physicist (1934–1983)
- Aryeh AltmanIsraeli politician (1902-1982)
- Aryeh GamlielIsraeli politician1951–2021
- Aryeh BahirIsraeli politician (1906-1970)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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