US rank #1461 Girls' name Peak 2014 3,251 births

Aranza — #1461 US girls' name

3,251 babies named Aranza in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1052000s4132010s19272020s806
#1461
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Aranza was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

476 babies were named Aranza in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aranza

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,251 babies named Aranza between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aranza currently holds the #1461 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 476 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aranza performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,927 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aranza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 917 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Aranza in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aranza in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,251 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aranza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,251

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2014

476 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,461

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aranza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
476
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
-2000200400600 20242019201420092004199919941991 11

Aranza by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,927 births that decade — 59% of Aranza's all-time total
1990s1052000s4132010s19272020s806

Aranza by state

Where Aranza concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aranza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
917 28.2%
#2 California
790 24.3%
#3 Arizona
147 4.5%
#4 Florida
118 3.6%
#5 Illinois
117 3.6%
#6 Georgia
79 2.4%
#7 North Carolina
56 1.7%
#8 Colorado
42 1.3%
Texas share of Aranza's total US births 28.2%
Even split

917 of 3,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Aranza appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aranza?
3,251 babies have been named Aranza since 1991. It currently ranks #1461 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 476 births.
When was Aranza most popular?
Aranza was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,927 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Aranza most popular?
The top states for the name Aranza are Texas (917 births), California (790 births), Arizona (147 births).
How long has the name Aranza been used?
Aranza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aranza?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.