Is Arien a boy or girl name?

Arien is a unisex name. Of the 1,102 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 41.4% were girls and 58.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2017, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Arien

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Arien was most popular in 2013, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,199 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,102 people named Arien.

Arien over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arien’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arien a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arien is a unisex name — 41.4% of the 1,102 Americans given it were girls and 58.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2017 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 30% girls and 70% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org