Fun Facts About the Name Areej
- 612 babies named Areej: U.S. records list 612 babies given the name Areej from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Areej Mean?
Areej (Arabic أريج) is an Arabic feminine name meaning "fragrance" or "sweet scent." It comes from the Arabic root ʾ-r-j. The related verb arija (أَرِجَ) means "to be fragrant" or "to smell sweet," and the noun arīj (أريج) denotes a pleasant smell, particularly the fragrance of flowers. The given name is simply this noun used as a personal name, so its meaning is the literal one rather than a later symbolic reading.
Areej Name History & Origins
Areej belongs to the large group of Arabic given names taken directly from ordinary Arabic words for natural things. The word arīj is old in the language and appears in classical Arabic verse as a term for the scent of blossoms and gardens, which is the setting in which the word is most often encountered.
As a personal name it is used across the Arabic-speaking world, including the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, and North Africa, and it is also found among Muslim families outside the region. Because Arabic writing omits short vowels, the name is rendered in Latin letters in several ways; Areej and Arij are the most common, with the stress and vowel length varying by dialect and by individual preference.
The name is not tied to a particular religious figure or narrative, and its use rests on the meaning of the word rather than on a founding story.
How Popular is the Name Areej?
Areej has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2017. Its best rank was #3,777 in 2017.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,174 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #5,955 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #5,770 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #5,325 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #5,247 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #4,766 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #5,176 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #4,896 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #3,777 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2016 | #5,467 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #4,739 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2014 | #5,636 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #6,490 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #8,255 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #9,222 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #6,933 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #7,717 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #10,161 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #5,917 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #7,518 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #8,380 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #7,116 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #4,685 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #7,475 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #6,351 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #10,838 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #5,055 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #11,239 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #9,661 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #7,086 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #8,860 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #11,900 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #13,457 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #11,622 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #13,125 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #11,948 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #10,524 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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