US rank #5147 Boys' name Peak 2021 198 births

Areg — #5147 US boys' name

198 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.

1990s62000s132010s812020s98
#5147
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Areg was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

26 babies were named Areg in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Areg

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Areg between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Areg currently holds the #5147 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Areg performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Areg shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Areg in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Areg 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 198 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.

Areg at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

198

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2021

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,147

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Areg popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
26
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
51015202530 202420222020201820162013201020081995 6

Areg by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
98 births that decade — 49% of Areg's all-time total
1990s62000s132010s812020s98

Areg by state

Where Areg concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Areg
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
32 16.2%
California share of Areg's total US births 16.2%

32 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Areg?
198 babies have been named Areg since 1995. It currently ranks #5147 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 26 births.
When was Areg most popular?
Areg was most popular in the 2020s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Areg most popular?
The top states for the name Areg are California (32 births).
How long has the name Areg been used?
Areg has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Areg?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ares, Aren, Areeb, Arek, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2024 (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.