Top 30 US name Girls' name Peak 2018 89,496 births

Aria — #26 US girls' name

89,496 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.

1900s211910s481920s471930s51940s221950s381960s301970s1811980s5151990s12712000s41732010s522542020s30891
#26
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.9% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Aria was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

7,435 babies were named Aria in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aria

The Social Security Administration has registered 89,496 babies named Aria between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aria currently holds the #26 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 7,435 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aria performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 52,254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Aria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13,125 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aria in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aria 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 89,496 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.

Aria at a glance

Top 100 girls' name

Total births

89,496

Since 1900

125 years of records

Peak year

2018

7,435 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#26

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1900

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aria popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900

Top 100 girls' name
Peak year (2018)
7,435
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Aria popularity over time — boys

677 total births recorded since 1984 (Aria as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 677 births
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Aria by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
52,254 births that decade — 58% of Aria's all-time total
1900s211910s481920s471930s51940s221950s381960s301970s1811980s5151990s12712000s41732010s522542020s30891

Aria by state

Where Aria concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13,125 14.7%
#2 Texas
8,362 9.3%
#3 Florida
5,706 6.4%
#4 New York
5,052 5.6%
#5 Illinois
3,315 3.7%
#6 Ohio
3,193 3.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
2,986 3.3%
#8 Georgia
2,696 3.0%
California share of Aria's total US births 14.7%
Even split

13,125 of 89,496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Aria appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aria?
89,496 babies have been named Aria since 1900. It currently ranks #26 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 7,435 births.
When was Aria most popular?
Aria was most popular in the 2010s decade with 52,254 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Aria most popular?
The top states for the name Aria are California (13,125 births), Texas (8,362 births), Florida (5,706 births).
How long has the name Aria been used?
Aria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 125 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariana, Arianna, Ariel, Arielle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1900–2024 (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.