Girls' name · since 1991
Ariah
11,675 babies named Ariah in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #636 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,675
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariah currently ranks #636 among girls' names in America, with 11,675 babies recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariah has been recorded 11,675 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #636 nationally and more common than 96% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #1,517 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #636 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,675 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariah ranks #1,517 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #636 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,675 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #636 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,675
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariah's 11,675 recorded births place it above 97.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ariah compares
11,675 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Ariah's all-time total is 31x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,675 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,046 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ariah's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 12 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 1,046, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ariah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 1,046
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Ariah popularity over time - boys
76 total births recorded since 2009 (Ariah as boys' name)
Ariah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,094 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Ariah's strongest decade.
6,094 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Ariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 311
1990s
311 births
- 2000s 1,510
2000s
1,510 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,094 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,760 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,094 births (52% of all-time use).
How Ariah 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 Ariah's total volume
Ariah by state
Where Ariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,293 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,262 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 818 | 7.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 614 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 463 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 451 | 3.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 355 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 352 | 3.0% |
1,293 of 11,675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Ariah appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ariah's data
- Ariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,094 total births) through the 2020s (3,760) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ariahs (1,293 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 Ariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Ariah 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.