Girls' name · since 1997
Areya
Areya has 384 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,499 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
384 babies have been named Areya since 1997, making it today's #5499 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Areya recorded 384 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #5499 nationally today, ahead of 68% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #13,842 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,499 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 384 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Areya ranks #13,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,499 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 384 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,499 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Areya's 384 recorded births place it above 80.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Areya compares
384 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Areya's all-time total is 2% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Areya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 384 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Areya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Areya's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Areya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Areya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (158 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Areya's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Areya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 158 births (41% of all-time use).
Areya by state
Where Areya concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 384 births nationwide.
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What to do with Areya's data
- Areya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Areyas (5 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 Areya: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Areya 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.