Arah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning lion; a form of Ariel or Ari.
Arah by the numbers
Arah was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 1922, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that come from Ari
Like Arah, each of these traces back to Ari: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Ariel
Like Arah, each of these traces back to Ariel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Arielion of God; variant of Ariel170 in the US (2017)
- Arelilion of god; a form of Ariel120 in the US (2017)
- Ariklion; a form of Arik or Ariel48 in the US (2017)
- Aryiahlion of god; a form of Ariel40 in the US (2017)
- Ariannahlion of god; a form of Ariel32 in the US (2017)
- ErielleGod is my light; a form of Ariel30 in the US (2017)
- Aryellion of God; a form of Ariel29 in the US (2017)
- Aryellalion of god; a form of Ariel24 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Avahlife; bird; a respelling of Ava514 in the US (2017)
- Ayahsign, verse of the Quran338 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryahlion of God; a form of Ariel134 in the US (2017)
- Adahornament87 in the US (2017)
- Arabrings rain; the eagle constellation78 in the US (2017)
- Arshthrone, dominion17 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Arah
Names that are said the same way as Arah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a lion
Like Arah, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Arah
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