Arik
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning lion; a form of Arik or Ariel.
Arik by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Arik. In the US, 48 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 81 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Ariel
Like Arik, 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.
- Ariellalion of god; feminine form of Ariel305 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryahlion of God; a form of Ariel134 in the US (2017)
- Arelilion of god; a form of Ariel120 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 Arik. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
- Arilion; my lion1,122 in the US (2017)
- Arielion of God; variant of Ariel170 in the US (2017)
- Arisbest, most excellent; form of aristos113 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aricever powerful ruler; a form of aeric58 in the US (2017)
- Aviksun7 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Arik
Names that are said the same way as Arik, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a lion
Like Arik, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Arik
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