Meaning 
The name Ari has the following meaning: Lion of God. More often thought of as a girl's name due to the popular Disney mermaid character, Ariel.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Ari is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 690 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Ari rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 9 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 526 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ari in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Ari and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ari: Boys - Abel, Ismael, Jaron, Javion, Rahsaan, Tobin, Girls - Alize, Anneliese, Bethel, Beulah, Iyana, Kaila, Kenia, Miriam, Moriah, Noma, Sarahi, Shawna, Both genders - Jason, Susan
Variants 
The name Ari is a variant of Ariel. Other popular variants of the name Ariel are: Aeriell, Ahriel, Airial, Arel, Ari, Arial, Arie, Ariele, Ariell, Arielle, Ariellel, Ariyel, Arriel, Aryel, Aryell
Style 
We think the name Ari should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ari to be: A friendly and cheery chap. Highly optimisticIn one word, you might describe Ari as a(n) " optimistic" person. See other "optimistic" names for boys and girls.
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