Girls' name · since 1991
Ariya
Ariya has 7,370 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #616 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,370
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ariya is the #616 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,370 recorded since 1991.
Ariya has 7,370 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #616 as of the latest data, more common than 96% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #2,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #616 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,370 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariya ranks #2,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #616 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,370 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #616 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,370
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariya's 7,370 recorded births place it above 97.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ariya compares
7,370 Top 11% higher than 89% of 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
Ariya's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,370 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 599 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ariya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ariya's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 599, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ariya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 599
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Ariya popularity over time - boys
30 total births recorded since 1993 (Ariya as boys' name)
Ariya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,512 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Ariya's strongest decade.
3,512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ariya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 561
2000s
561 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,512 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,243 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,512 births (48% of all-time use).
How Ariya 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 Ariya's total volume
Ariya by state
Where Ariya concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 780 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 571 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 486 | 6.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 417 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 284 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 265 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 264 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 229 | 3.1% |
780 of 7,370 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Ariya appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ariya's data
- Ariya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,512 total births) through the 2020s (3,243) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ariyas (780 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 Ariya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Ariya 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.