Recorded 1971–2015 Girls' name Peak 1982 437 births

Aarti — girls' name

437 babies named Aarti in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s601980s1341990s1192000s972010s27
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Aarti was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

22 babies were named Aarti in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aarti

The Social Security Administration has registered 437 babies named Aarti between 1971 and 2015, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aarti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aarti performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aarti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Aarti in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aarti in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 437 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aarti at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

437

Since 1971

45 years of records

Peak year

1982

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1971

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2015

Aarti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1971

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1982)
22
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 20152008200219961990198419781971 5

Aarti by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
134 births that decade — 31% of Aarti's all-time total
1970s601980s1341990s1192000s972010s27

Aarti by state

Where Aarti concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Aarti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 2.7%
#2 California
5 1.1%
#3 New Jersey
5 1.1%
New York share of Aarti's total US births 2.7%
Even split

12 of 437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aarti?
437 babies have been named Aarti since 1971. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1982 with 22 births.
When was Aarti most popular?
Aarti was most popular in the 1980s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Aarti most popular?
The top states for the name Aarti are New York (12 births), California (5 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Aarti been used?
Aarti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 45 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Aarti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aaron, Aarya, Aarna, Aaryn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.