Girls' name · since 1989

Areial

46 babies named Areial in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#35,858 of 72,339
all-time among girls
46
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade

46 girls have been named Areial since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Areial has 46 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2004.

  • #35,858 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 46 born since 1989
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Areial ranks #35,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.

#35,858 of 72,339
all-time among girls
46
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Areial's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Areial's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Areial splits its recorded history at 1993: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Areial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2004

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
468101214 198919901991199319972004 5

Areial by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (30 births, 65% of the file).

1990s was Areial's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Areial births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Areial?
46 babies have been named Areial since 1989. All-time, it sits at #35,858 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
Where does Areial sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Areial ranks #35,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Areial most popular?
Areial was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Areial been used?
Records for Areial go back to 1989, giving 16 years of history through 2004.
What names are similar to Areial?
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.

What to do with Areial's data

  • Areial's decade-level peak was the 1990s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Areial

Nearby Names Like Areial

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Areial

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Areial: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2004 (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 Areial 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.