Girls' name · since 2006
Arayla
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 168 babies named Arayla, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,276 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arayla currently ranks #6276 among girls' names in America, with 168 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arayla has been recorded 168 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #6276 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #21,587 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,276 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 168 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arayla ranks #21,587 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,276 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 168 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,276 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arayla's 168 recorded births place it above 70.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Arayla compares
168 34th 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
Arayla's all-time total is 55% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 168 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arayla's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Arayla by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (90 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Arayla's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Arayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 90 births (54% of all-time use).
Arayla by state
Where Arayla concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 168 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Araylas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Arayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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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, 2006–2025 (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 Arayla 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.