Girls' name · since 1991

Arantxa

555 babies named Arantxa in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,104 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,741 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
555
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade

Arantxa currently ranks #13741 among girls' names in America, with 555 babies recorded since 1991.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arantxa has been recorded 555 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #13741 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.

  • #11,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,741 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 555 born since 1991
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arantxa ranks #11,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,741 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 555 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.

#11,104 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,741 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
555
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%20.5%
Arantxa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Arantxa's 555 recorded births place it above 84.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Arantxa compares

555 Top 43% higher than 57% 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

Arantxa's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Arantxa Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 555 376 567,345
Peak-year births 76 21 19,840

Arantxa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Arantxa splits its recorded history at 2008: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Arantxa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
76
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
020406080 19911996200120062011201620212025 6

Arantxa by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (264 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Arantxa's strongest decade.

264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Arantxa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 264 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Arantxa 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 Arantxa's total volume

Arantxa vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -20, 9%-54, 4.7%-49, 4.7%-47, 4.5%-31, 6.8%-26, 8.8%-28, 7.6%-23, 8.6%-115, 6.5%-45, 4.5%-66, 4.7%-39, 4.7%-29, 9%-50, 4.3%-55, 2.9%Arantxa-35, 13.7%Arantxa
Arantxa vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Arantxa by state

Where Arantxa concentrates geographically, total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Arantxa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
100 18.0%
#2 Texas
65 11.7%
#3 Florida
10 1.8%
#4 Illinois
5 0.9%
#5 New York
5 0.9%
California share of Arantxa's total US births 18.0%
Even split

100 of 555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arantxa?
Arantxa has been given to 555 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #11,104 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #13,741 of 17,297. 76 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
Where does Arantxa sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arantxa ranks #11,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,741 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arantxa most popular?
Arantxa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Arantxa most popular?
The top states for the name Arantxa are California (100 births), Texas (65 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Arantxa been used?
The SSA has tracked Arantxa since 1991 -- 35 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Arantxa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arabella, Araceli, Aracely, Araya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Arantxa's data

  • Arantxa's decade-level peak was the 2010s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Arantxas (100 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.

Keep exploring Arantxa

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arantxa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2025 (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 Arantxa 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.