Girls' name · since 1994

Ariannah

964 babies named Ariannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,703 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,394 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
964
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Ariannah is the #12394 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 964 recorded since 1994.

Social Security Administration records show Ariannah recorded 964 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #12394 nationally today, ahead of 28% 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 1994 to 2025.

  • #7,703 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,394 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 964 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariannah ranks #7,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,394 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 964 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#7,703 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,394 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
964
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%28.3%
Ariannah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ariannah's 964 recorded births place it above 89.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ariannah compares

964 Top 33% higher than 67% 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

Ariannah's all-time total is 156% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ariannah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 964 376 567,345
Peak-year births 71 21 19,840

Ariannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ariannah splits its recorded history at 2010: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ariannah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
71
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
020406080 199419992003200720112015201920232025 7

Ariannah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (527 births, 55% of the file).

2010s was Ariannah's strongest decade.

527 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Ariannah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 527 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ariannah 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 Ariannah's total volume

Ariannah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -36, 5.3%-35, 18.1%-139, 6.5%-30, 8.9%-14, 17.1%-61, 5.5%-37, 5.5%-64, 6.2%-54, 7%-110, 3.2%-33, 10.2%-28, 6.5%-134, 5.3%-134, 4.9%-34, 8.4%Ariannah-32, 7.4%Ariannah
Ariannah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ariannah by state

Where Ariannah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Ariannah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
91 9.4%
#2 Texas
72 7.5%
#3 Florida
37 3.8%
#4 New York
12 1.2%
#5 Missouri
10 1.0%
#6 North Carolina
6 0.6%
#7 Michigan
5 0.5%
California share of Ariannah's total US births 9.4%
Even split

91 of 964 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ariannah?
964 babies have been named Ariannah since 1994. All-time, it sits at #7,703 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,394 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 71 births.
Where does Ariannah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariannah ranks #7,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,394 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ariannah most popular?
Ariannah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 527 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Ariannah most popular?
The top states for the name Ariannah are California (91 births), Texas (72 births), Florida (37 births).
How long has the name Ariannah been used?
Ariannah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 32 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ariannah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariana, Arianna, Aria, Ariel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ariannah's data

  • Ariannah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (527 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ariannahs (91 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.

Keep exploring Ariannah

Nearby Names Like Ariannah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ariannah

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ariannah

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ariannah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2025 (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 Ariannah 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.