How Many People Are Named Arik?
An estimated 2,511 people in the United States have the first name Arik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Arik peaked in popularity in 2000 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arik as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Arik paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,511
About 1 in 136,501 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2000
81 births
Total Registered
2,577
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arik
Arik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,577 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Arik as a male name
Ranked #3,266 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (81 births)
Arik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arik span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 642 babies were registered. While Arik is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Arik by Decade
How has Arik tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Arik by State
Birth registrations for Arik span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, North Carolina. On average, about 45 Ariks were registered per state.
Arik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Arik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arik?
We estimate approximately 2,511 people named Arik are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 136,501 Americans share this first name.
Is Arik a common name?
Arik is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,577 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arik most popular?
Arik reached peak popularity in 2000, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arik is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arik a male name?
Arik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arik Smith, Arik Johnson, Arik Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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