Girls' name · since 2003
Aariyah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 862 babies named Aariyah, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,762 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 862
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aariyah is the #3762 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 862 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Aariyah recorded 862 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #3762 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #8,318 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,762 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 862 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aariyah ranks #8,318 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,762 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 862 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,762 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 862
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aariyah's 862 recorded births place it above 88.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aariyah compares
862 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Aariyah's all-time total is 129% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aariyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 862 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aariyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aariyah's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aariyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Aariyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (467 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Aariyah's strongest decade.
467 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Aariyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 116
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
467 births
- 2020s
2020s
279 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 467 births (54% of all-time use).
How Aariyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aariyah's total volume
Aariyah by state
Where Aariyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 86 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 79 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 24 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.6% |
86 of 862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Aariyah's data
- Aariyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (467 total births) through the 2020s (279) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Aariyahs (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aariyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Aariyah 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.