Girls' name · since 1997
Arayah
Arayah has 1,590 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,590
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arayah is the #1998 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,590 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Arayah recorded 1,590 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #1998 nationally today, ahead of 88% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #5,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,998 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,590 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arayah ranks #5,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,998 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,590 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,590
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arayah's 1,590 recorded births place it above 92.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arayah compares
1,590 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Arayah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,590 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arayah splits its recorded history at 2012: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 106 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Arayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (707 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Arayah's strongest decade.
707 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Arayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 272
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
707 births
- 2020s
2020s
600 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 707 births (44% of all-time use).
How Arayah 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 Arayah's total volume
Arayah by state
Where Arayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 112 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 76 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 76 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 35 | 2.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 34 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 31 | 1.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 24 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 23 | 1.4% |
112 of 1,590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Arayah appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arayah's data
- Arayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (707 total births) through the 2020s (600) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arayahs (112 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 Arayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Arayah 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.