Unisex name · since 1970
Arian
6,712 babies named Arian in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #967 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,712
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arian currently ranks #967 among unisex names in America, with 6,712 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Arian recorded 6,712 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #967 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, 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 1970 to 2025.
- #1,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #967 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,712 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arian ranks #1,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #967 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,712 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #967 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,712
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arian's 6,712 recorded births place it above 96.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Arian compares
6,712 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Arian's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,712 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 494 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arian splits its recorded history at 1998: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 494 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 494
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Arian popularity over time - girls
1,578 total births recorded since 1969 (Arian as girls' name)
Arian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,022 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Arian's strongest decade.
3,022 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Arian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 169
1970s
169 births
- 1980s 301
1980s
301 births
- 1990s 496
1990s
496 births
- 2000s 1,128
2000s
1,128 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,022 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,596 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,022 births (45% of all-time use).
How Arian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arian's total volume
Arian by state
Where Arian concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,526 | 22.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,100 | 16.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 455 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 413 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 228 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 188 | 2.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 134 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 122 | 1.8% |
1,526 of 6,712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Arian appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arian's data
- Arian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,022 total births) through the 2020s (1,596) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Arians (1,526 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Arian 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.