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Origin & history of Arai1
ModernAmerican / InventedVariant roots
Arai comes from the ModernAmerican / InventedVariant tradition, meaning Noble, regal, honorable, respected, leader.
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How popular is Arai?
2024
peak year
The name Arai reached its peak in 2024, with 9 registrations (ranked #10319). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 2001, roughly 23 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #13963) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Arai has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 73 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
9
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #10,319)
(ranked #10,319)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
73
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Arai2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
A1
R9
A1
I9
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
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Personality of Arai🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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