Ari
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About Ari
Ari, the short form of Ariel (or any other Ari- beginning name, such as Aristotle) stands up better as a boys’ name than its progenitor does. It is also short for Aristotle, as in Onassis, and is a prominent character on TV's Entourage -- the uberagent Ari Gold.
Among other notable bearers have been Ari Fleischer, White House press secretary for President George W. Bush and Ari Emanuel, powerful talent agent and possible inspiration for Ari Gold.
Ari Ben Canaan is the main character in the Leon Uris novel Exodus, played by Paul Newman on screen, and Ari is the name of one of the Tenenbaum sons in The Royal Tenenbaums.
Pronounced AHR-ee.
As of October 2026, Ari ranked #393 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #328 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #165.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #440 | 689 | 358.7 |
| 2015 | #402 | 771 | 402.2 |
| 2016 | #418 | 751 | 395.7 |
| 2017 | #398 | 802 | 433.3 |
| 2018 | #374 | 870 | 479 |
| 2019 | #371 | 860 | 479.3 |
| 2020 | #392 | 787 | 455.9 |
| 2021 | #342 | 956 | 546.4 |
| 2022 | #328 | 1,029 | 589.3 |
| 2023 | #342 | 974 | 569.4 |
| 2024 | #399 | 805 | 467.2 |
| 2025 | #393 | 808 | 473 |
World rankings
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Ari on lists
Famous Aris
- Ari Millen
actor in sci,fi thriller "Orphan Black"
- Ari Shapiro
radio journalist on NPR
- Ari Folman
Israeli film director, screenwriter and film score composer
- Ari Staprans Leff
known by his stage name Lauv, American singer, songwriter and record producer
- Ari "Y2K" Starace
record producer
Ari in pop culture
- Ari Gold
character on Entourage
- Ari Haswari
rogue Mossad agent on NCIS
- Ari Batchelder
Eraser in the Maximum Ride series
- Ari Tenenbaum
son of Chas Tenenbaum in Wes Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums"
- Ari
character in Haley Newsome's webcomic "Unfamiliar"