US rank #15587 Girls' name Peak 2009 588 births

Arista — #15587 US girls' name

588 babies named Arista in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s271980s621990s1572000s1742010s1122020s51
#15587
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Arista was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

31 babies were named Arista in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arista

The Social Security Administration has registered 588 babies named Arista between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arista currently holds the #15587 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arista performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Arista shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Arista in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arista 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 588 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.

Arista at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

588

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

2009

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,587

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arista popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
31
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
010203040 202420182012200620001994198719811960 5

Arista by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
174 births that decade — 30% of Arista's all-time total
1960s51970s271980s621990s1572000s1742010s1122020s51

Arista by state

Where Arista concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Arista
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 4.3%
#2 Texas
10 1.7%
California share of Arista's total US births 4.3%
Even split

25 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arista?
588 babies have been named Arista since 1960. It currently ranks #15587 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 31 births.
When was Arista most popular?
Arista was most popular in the 2000s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Arista most popular?
The top states for the name Arista are California (25 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Arista been used?
Arista has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arista?
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.

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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, 1960–2024 (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.