Unisex name · since 1983
Arias
Arias has 337 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,106 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arias is the #5106 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 337 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Arias recorded 337 times among boys since 1983, holding rank #5106 nationally today, ahead of 63% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #9,950 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,106 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 337 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arias ranks #9,950 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,106 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 337 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,106 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arias's 337 recorded births place it above 78.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arias compares
337 48th percentile among 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
Arias's all-time total is 9% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arias | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 337 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arias's full recorded timeline at 2010, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arias popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Arias popularity over time - girls
50 total births recorded since 1990 (Arias as girls' name)
Arias by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (112 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Arias's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Arias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 112 births (33% of all-time use).
Arias by state
Where Arias concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 5.0% |
17 of 337 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arias's data
- Arias's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2020s (112) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ariass (17 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 Arias: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Arias 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.