Girls' name · since 1998
Ariyah
Ariyah has 11,120 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #367 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,120
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
11,120 babies have been named Ariyah since 1998, making it today's #367 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ariyah recorded 11,120 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #367 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #1,557 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #367 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,120 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariyah ranks #1,557 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #367 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,120 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #367 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,120
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ariyah's 11,120 recorded births place it above 97.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ariyah compares
11,120 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Ariyah's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,120 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 927 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ariyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ariyah splits its recorded history at 2012: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 927 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ariyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 927
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ariyah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,249 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Ariyah's strongest decade.
5,249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ariyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 816
2000s
816 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,033 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,249 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,249 births (47% of all-time use).
How Ariyah 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 Ariyah's total volume
Ariyah by state
Where Ariyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,222 | 11.0% |
| #2 | California | | 1,051 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 832 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 645 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 494 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 468 | 4.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 402 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 375 | 3.4% |
1,222 of 11,120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Ariyah appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Ariyahs (1,222 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 Ariyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Ariyah 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.