Girls' name · since 2001
Areesha
240 babies named Areesha in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,967 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,202 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 240
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Areesha is the #9202 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 240 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Areesha recorded 240 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #9202 nationally today, ahead of 47% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #17,967 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,202 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 240 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Areesha ranks #17,967 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,202 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 240 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,967 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,202 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 240
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Areesha's 240 recorded births place it above 75.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Areesha compares
240 40th 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
Areesha's all-time total is 36% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Areesha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 240 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Areesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Areesha splits its recorded history at 2014: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Areesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Areesha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (136 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Areesha's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Areesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 136 births (57% of all-time use).
Areesha by state
Where Areesha concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27 | 11.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
27 of 240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Areesha's data
- Areesha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Areeshas (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Areesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Areesha 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.