Ari

Diminutive of Ariel, Hebrew

"lion of God"

Ari Origin and Meaning

The name Ari is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "lion of God".

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.

Ari Rank in US Top 1000

# 344 in the US

Ari Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 194 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ari

• 344 US 2023
• 194 Nameberry 2025
• 42 Unisex 2023
• 273 Future 2028
• 237 England 2023
• 74 Australia 2023
• 87 New Zealand 2023
• 32 Iceland 2021
• 145 Switzerland 2023
• 7 Israel 2023

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Famous People Named Ari

• 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

The name 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"