Girls' name · since 2008
Araiyah
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 218 babies named Araiyah, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,909 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 218
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Araiyah is the #6495 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 218 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Araiyah recorded 218 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #6495 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #18,909 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,495 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 218 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Araiyah ranks #18,909 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,495 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 218 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,909 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 218
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Araiyah's 218 recorded births place it above 73.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Araiyah compares
218 39th percentile among 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
Araiyah's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Araiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 218 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Araiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Araiyah splits its recorded history at 2017: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Araiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Araiyah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (108 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Araiyah's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Araiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 108 births (50% of all-time use).
Araiyah by state
Where Araiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 4.6% |
10 of 218 births nationwide.
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What to do with Araiyah's data
- California records the most Araiyahs (10 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 Araiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Araiyah 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.