Boy’s name · Arabic

Aariz

How to say it: ah-RIZ · /ɑˈriz/

Arabic 'leader, respectable man' - popular modern masculine name in South Asia and the Middle East.

Aariz was the 1,511th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 86 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 34% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,333 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,511for boys in 2025
1 in 38,550US babies
86born in 2025
#1,333projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aariz
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,511
Babies born in 202586
Share of births1 in 38,550
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+34%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,333
In France, 2025#2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Aariz is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 48 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Aari
  • Riz

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aariz is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Hindi.

In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.

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