Recorded 1982–2004 Girls' name Peak 1989 124 births

Areal — girls' name

124 babies named Areal in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

124 girls have been named Areal since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

124
total births
1982–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Areal was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

12 babies were named Areal in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Areal

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Areal between 1982 and 2004, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Areal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Areal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Areal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Areal 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 124 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.

Areal at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

124

Since 1982

23 years of records

Peak year

1989

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1982

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2004

Areal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1982

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1989)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 2004199919961993199019831982 7

Areal by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 57% of Areal's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Areal?
124 babies have been named Areal since 1982. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1989 with 12 births.
When was Areal most popular?
Areal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Areal been used?
Areal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 23 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Areal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arely, Areli, Aretha, Aretta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–2004 (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.