Girls' name · since 1996
Arantza
1,223 babies named Arantza in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,922 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,223
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arantza is the #2922 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,223 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Arantza recorded 1,223 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #2922 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #6,523 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,922 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,223 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arantza ranks #6,523 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,922 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,223 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,922 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,223
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arantza's 1,223 recorded births place it above 90.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Arantza compares
1,223 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Arantza's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arantza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,223 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 179 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arantza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arantza splits its recorded history at 2011: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 179 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arantza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 179
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Arantza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (747 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Arantza's strongest decade.
747 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Arantza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 134
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
747 births
- 2020s
2020s
320 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 747 births (61% of all-time use).
How Arantza 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 Arantza's total volume
Arantza by state
Where Arantza concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 249 | 20.4% |
| #2 | California | | 220 | 18.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 83 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 25 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #8 | New York | | 9 | 0.7% |
249 of 1,223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Arantza appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arantza's data
- Arantza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (747 total births) through the 2020s (320) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Arantzas (249 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arantza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Arantza 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.