Girls' name · since 1995
Ariely
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 335 babies named Ariely, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 335
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariely currently ranks #5188 among girls' names in America, with 335 babies recorded since 1995.
Ariely has 335 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5188 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #15,009 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,188 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 335 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariely ranks #15,009 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,188 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 335 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,188 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 335
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariely's 335 recorded births place it above 79.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ariely compares
335 47th percentile among 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
Ariely's all-time total is 11% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 335 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ariely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ariely's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ariely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Ariely by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (130 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Ariely's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ariely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 130 births (39% of all-time use).
Ariely by state
Where Ariely concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.5% |
31 of 335 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ariely's data
- Ariely's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (130 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Arielys (31 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ariely: 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 (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Ariely 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.