Unisex name · since 2000
Aarya
Aarya has 3,267 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,267
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aarya currently ranks #1260 among unisex names in America, with 3,267 babies recorded since 2000.
Aarya has 3,267 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1260 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #3,410 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,260 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,267 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aarya ranks #3,410 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,260 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,267 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,267
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aarya's 3,267 recorded births place it above 95.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aarya compares
3,267 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Aarya's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aarya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,267 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 256 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aarya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aarya splits its recorded history at 2013: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 256 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aarya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 256
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Aarya popularity over time - boys
402 total births recorded since 2000 (Aarya as boys' name)
Aarya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,618 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Aarya's strongest decade.
1,618 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Aarya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 303
2000s
303 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,618 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,346 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,618 births (50% of all-time use).
How Aarya 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 Aarya's total volume
Aarya by state
Where Aarya concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 489 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 337 | 10.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 287 | 8.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 201 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 148 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 134 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 120 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 115 | 3.5% |
489 of 3,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Aarya appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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- Aarya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,618 total births) through the 2020s (1,346) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aaryas (489 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 Aarya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Aarya 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.