Girls' name · since 1900
Aria
95,674 babies named Aria in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #26 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 95,674
- born since 1900
- 2010s
- peak decade
95,674 babies have been named Aria since 1900, making it today's #26 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aria has been recorded 95,674 times among girls since 1900, currently ranked #26 nationally and more common than 99.8% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #26 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 95,674 born since 1900
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aria ranks #391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #26 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 95,674 born since 1900, peaking in the 2010s.
- #391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #26 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 95,674
- born since 1900
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aria's 95,674 recorded births place it above 99.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aria compares
95,674 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Aria's all-time total is 254x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aria | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 95,674 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7,437 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aria's full recorded timeline at 1981, 100% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 0% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 7,437 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aria popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 7,437
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Aria popularity over time - boys
699 total births recorded since 1984 (Aria as boys' name)
Aria by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (52,264 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Aria's strongest decade.
52,264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Aria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 21
1900s
21 births
- 1910s 48
1910s
48 births
- 1920s 47
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 181
1970s
181 births
- 1980s 516
1980s
516 births
- 1990s 1,270
1990s
1,270 births
- 2000s 4,173
2000s
4,173 births
- 2010s
2010s
52,264 births
- 2020s
2020s
37,059 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 52,264 births (55% of all-time use).
How Aria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aria's total volume
Aria by state
Where Aria concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,108 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9,073 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6,200 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 5,418 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,522 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 3,400 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 3,186 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,861 | 3.0% |
14,108 of 95,674 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Aria appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aria's data
- Aria's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (52,264 total births) through the 2020s (37,059) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arias (14,108 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 Aria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Aria 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.