Total births
43
Unisex name · since 2016
Ariat
43 babies named Ariat in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 43
- total births
- 2016–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
43 boys have been named Ariat since 2016, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ariat has 43 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- 43 total births
- 2016–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
43 boys have been named Ariat since 2016, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 43
- total births
- 2016–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Ariat was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
10 babies were named Ariat in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Ariat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ariat splits its recorded history at 2022: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ariat at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2016
Ariat popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Ariat popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 2019 (Ariat as girls' name)
Ariat by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ariat's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Ariat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ariat? ▼
Since 2016, Social Security records show 43 babies named Ariat. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 10 births.
When was Ariat most popular? ▼
Ariat was most popular in the 2020s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Ariat a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ariat is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 43 births, and as a girl's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Ariat been used? ▼
Ariat has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 10 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ariat? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariel, Ari, Aric, Arian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Ariat
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ariat
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ariat: Baby Name Since 2016 - 43 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ariat. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ariat 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 June 2026.