Girls' name · since 1960
Arista
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 588 babies named Arista, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 588
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arista sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 588 recorded since 1960.
Arista has 588 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2024.
- #10,681 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 588 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arista ranks #10,681 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 588 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 588
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arista's 588 recorded births place it above 85.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Arista's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arista's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arista popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Arista by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (174 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Arista's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Arista births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
157 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 174 births (30% of all-time use).
How Arista compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arista's total volume
Arista by state
Where Arista concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.7% |
25 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Arista's decade-level peak was the 2000s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aristas (25 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 Arista: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1960–2024 (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 Arista 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.