Up until the late 2000s, it was more often used as a Feminine name as a variant of Erin, with 85 girls and 44 boys recorded with the name Arin in 1997 according to the USA Social Security Administration. https://www.names.org/n/arin/aboutNowadays it's more often used as a Masculine name as a variant of Aaron, with 77 boys and 32 girls recorded with the name Arin in 2022 according to the USA Social Security Administration https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/arin/In the UK, it's also more often used as a Masculine name as a variant of Aaron, with 27 boys and 9 girls recorded with the name Arin in 2017 according to the Office for National Statistics census of England and Wales. https://names.darkgreener.com/#arin
A man from a famous YouTube channel known as Game Grumps, Arin Hanson, alternatively called Egoraptor, bears this name.
― Anonymous User 11/12/2016
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Arin is my middle (I am female). The reason my parents spelled it like this is because they wanted it to be unique. My dad's middle name is Aaron, so they combined it with the female spelling, Erin. My best friend's name is Erin too, so it's funny.
Arin Hanson (more commonly known as Egoraptor) is a popular animator and host of the web-series 'Game Grumps'. He has claimed that his name was given as a variant of 'Aaron'.
― Anonymous User 11/5/2014
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This is my name, I'm of Irish heritage and my parents pronounce it "ah-rin". Living in New Zealand, this is how other people seem to instinctively pronounce it. I'm almost always nicknamed "Ari" (ah-ree).
I like it as a nickname for Katharine. I spell my name Katharine and, while I go by Katie, I think Arin would be a neat nickname.
― Anonymous User 5/19/2011
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I know a little girl named Arin. Rather than using it as a alternate spelling of Erin, her parents considered it a female variant of Aaron (the name of a grandfather that had passed away). If you are wondering what the difference is, I live in an area where Erin and Aaron are pronounced differently - Erin is ERR-in and Aaron is like AIR-in. The Arin I know pronounces her name AIR-in. Although a lot of people ask "You mean Erin?" when they first hear her name, I think it really suits her.
I prefer the spelling Erin, but I think this spelling can be cute. My brother and his wife considered using it as the name for their daughter because his name was Aric, so it would be the same sort of variation.
https://www.names.org/n/arin/about
Nowadays it's more often used as a Masculine name as a variant of Aaron, with 77 boys and 32 girls recorded with the name Arin in 2022 according to the USA Social Security Administration
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/arin/
In the UK, it's also more often used as a Masculine name as a variant of Aaron, with 27 boys and 9 girls recorded with the name Arin in 2017 according to the Office for National Statistics census of England and Wales.
https://names.darkgreener.com/#arin