Recorded 1989–2018 Girls' name Peak 2001 434 births

Areana — girls' name

434 babies named Areana in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s1272000s2412010s60
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Areana was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

34 babies were named Areana in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Areana

The Social Security Administration has registered 434 babies named Areana between 1989 and 2018, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Areana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Areana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 241 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Areana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Areana in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Areana 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 434 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.

Areana at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

434

Since 1989

30 years of records

Peak year

2001

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1989

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2018

Areana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1989

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2001)
34
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 20182013200920052001199719931989 6

Areana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
241 births that decade — 56% of Areana's all-time total
1980s61990s1272000s2412010s60

Areana by state

Where Areana concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Areana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 7.6%
#2 Illinois
7 1.6%
California share of Areana's total US births 7.6%
Even split

33 of 434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Areana?
434 babies have been named Areana since 1989. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2001 with 34 births.
When was Areana most popular?
Areana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 241 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Areana most popular?
The top states for the name Areana are California (33 births), Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Areana been used?
Areana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 30 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Areana?
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, 1989–2018 (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.