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By Clare Green · Jul 2026

Aryeh

OriginHebrew
Meaning"lion"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Aryeh as a girl's name

About Aryeh

Variation of Arye

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#1,400#1,600'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,6809147.4
2015#1,50211057.4
2016#1,6189952.2
2017#1,43911964.3
2018#1,46611865
2019#1,33713575.2
2020#1,44911968.9
2021#1,33813878.9
2022#1,37313677.9
2023#1,7039957.9
2024#1,31714785.3
2025#1,28115389.6
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#78🇮🇱 Israel#281❄️ Unique

Famous Aryehs

  • Aryeh Moshe Eliyahu Kaplan

    American Orthodox rabbi

  • Aryeh Makhlouf Deri

    Israeli politician

  • Aryeh "Lova" Eliav

    Israeli politician

  • Aryeh Neier

    German,American cofounder of Human Rights Watch

  • Aryeh Eldad

    Israeli politician and physician

  • Aryeh Abraham Frimer

    Israeli chemist

  • Aryeh Tzvi Frumer

    Polish rabbi

  • Aryeh Kunstler

    American singer,songwriter

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5 Letter Boy Names
Names Ending in H for Boys
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