Is Arius a boy or girl name?

Arius is a boy’s name. Of the 1,167 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.0% were girls and 96.0% were boys.

Arius

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Arius was most popular in 2021, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,981 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,412, with 53 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,167 people named Arius.

Arius over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arius’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arius a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arius is a boy’s name — 4.0% of the 1,167 Americans given it were girls and 96.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Arius

Where Arius is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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