Boys' name · since 1995
Areg
223 babies named Areg in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,203 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 223
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Areg currently ranks #4203 among boys' names in America, with 223 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Areg has been recorded 223 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #4203 nationally and more common than 70% of boys, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #12,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,203 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 223 born since 1995
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Areg ranks #12,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,203 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 223 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,203 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 223
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Areg's 223 recorded births place it above 72.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Areg compares
223 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Areg's all-time total is 40% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Areg | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 223 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Areg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Areg splits its recorded history at 2017: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Areg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Areg by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (123 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Areg's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Areg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 123 births (55% of all-time use).
Areg by state
Where Areg concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 14.3% |
32 of 223 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Aregs (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Areg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Areg 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.