Aariv is a modern Indian name of uncertain origin, usually explained as Sanskrit for "king of wisdom". It belongs to the new generation of short, vowel-led names such as Aarav and Advik that Indian American parents have favored since the 2000s. In the United States Aariv ranked number 2486 in 2015, climbed to a best rank of number 1068 in 2024 and stands at number 1393 in 2025.