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Unisex name

Arin

54% girls, 46% boys · 107 born in 2025

Arin has been given to about 4,854 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,773
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 129
  • Born in 2025107
  • All time4,854
  • England & Wales, 202545

How popular is Arin?

Its best year was 1997, when 129 babies were given the name, ranking 1769th. The typical living American called Arin is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Arin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darin0.85
  2. Karin0.85
  3. Marin0.85
  4. Arvin0.85
  5. Arlin0.85
  6. Carin0.85
  7. Darrin0.82
  8. Martin0.75

Middle names for Arin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arin Eve0.80
  2. Arin Elizabeth0.78
  3. Arin Catherine0.78
  4. Arin Josephine0.78
  5. Arin Rose0.77
  6. Arin Marie0.77

Sibling names for Arin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.93
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.92
  3. Kareembrother · 0.91
  4. Emeraldsister · 0.91
  5. Chanasister · 0.91
  6. Daliasister · 0.91

Where Arin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Washington0.01%
  2. New Jersey0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. California0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Arin Reyes0.72
  2. Arin Moore0.72
  3. Arin Lee0.72
  4. Arin Hall0.72
  5. Arin Green0.72
  6. Arin Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Arin

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Arin across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.