Girls' name · since 1970
Aparna
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 522 babies named Aparna, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,288 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 522
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aparna is the #15288 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 522 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aparna has been recorded 522 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #15288 nationally and more common than 12% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #11,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,288 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 522 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aparna ranks #11,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,288 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 522 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,288 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 522
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aparna's 522 recorded births place it above 84.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aparna compares
522 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Aparna's all-time total is 39% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aparna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 522 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aparna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aparna's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aparna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Aparna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (172 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Aparna's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Aparna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 172 births (33% of all-time use).
How Aparna 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 Aparna's total volume
Aparna by state
Where Aparna concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 7.7% |
40 of 522 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aparna's data
- Aparna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aparnas (40 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aparna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Aparna 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.