Girls' name · since 1914
Areta
Areta has 290 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Areta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 290 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Areta recorded 290 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1972.
- #16,191 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 290 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Areta ranks #16,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Areta's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Areta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Areta splits its recorded history at 1938: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Areta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1972
- Peak year (1927)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Areta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (62 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Areta's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Areta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 62 births (21% of all-time use).
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- Areta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Areta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1914–1972 (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 Areta 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.