Recorded 2010–2023 Boys' name Peak 2015 98 births

Arihaan — boys' name

98 babies named Arihaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

98 boys have been named Arihaan since 2010, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

98
total births
2010–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Arihaan was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

14 babies were named Arihaan in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arihaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Arihaan between 2010 and 2023, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arihaan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arihaan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arihaan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Arihaan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arihaan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 98 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arihaan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

98

Since 2010

14 years of records

Peak year

2015

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2010

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2023

Arihaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2010

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
14
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
46810121416 202320212020201920182017201620152014201320112010 7

Arihaan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 80% of Arihaan's all-time total
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Arihaan by state

Where Arihaan concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Arihaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.1%
#2 New Jersey
5 5.1%
California share of Arihaan's total US births 5.1%
Even split

5 of 98 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arihaan?
98 babies have been named Arihaan since 2010. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 14 births.
When was Arihaan most popular?
Arihaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Arihaan most popular?
The top states for the name Arihaan are California (5 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Arihaan been used?
Arihaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 14 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Arihaan?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.