Girls' name · since 2001
Aariah
Aariah has 392 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,665 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,343 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
392 babies have been named Aariah since 2001, making it today's #7343 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aariah has been recorded 392 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #7343 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #13,665 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,343 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 392 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aariah ranks #13,665 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,343 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 392 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,665 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,343 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aariah's 392 recorded births place it above 81.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aariah compares
392 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aariah's all-time total is 4% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aariah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 392 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aariah's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aariah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Aariah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (208 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Aariah's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Aariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
208 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 208 births (53% of all-time use).
Aariah by state
Where Aariah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aariah's data
- Aariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (208 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aariahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aariah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.