Girls' name · since 1981
Areej
Areej has 612 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,250 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 612
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Areej is the #7250 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 612 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Areej has been recorded 612 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #7250 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #10,422 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,250 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 612 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Areej ranks #10,422 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,250 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 612 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,250 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 612
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Areej's 612 recorded births place it above 85.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Areej compares
612 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Areej's all-time total is 63% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Areej | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 612 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Areej's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Areej's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Areej popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Areej by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (231 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Areej's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Areej births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s
2010s
231 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 231 births (38% of all-time use).
How Areej 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 Areej's total volume
Areej by state
Where Areej concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 35 | 5.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 26 | 4.2% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
35 of 612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Areej's data
- Areej's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (231 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Areejs (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Areej: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Areej 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.