Unisex name · since 1998
Ariyan
Ariyan has 600 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,066 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 600
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
600 babies have been named Ariyan since 1998, making it today's #3066 unisex name.
Ariyan has 600 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3066 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, 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 1998 to 2025.
- #7,067 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,066 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 600 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariyan ranks #7,067 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,066 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 600 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,066 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 600
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariyan's 600 recorded births place it above 84.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ariyan compares
600 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ariyan's all-time total is 63% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 600 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ariyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ariyan splits its recorded history at 2013: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ariyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ariyan popularity over time - girls
398 total births recorded since 1993 (Ariyan as girls' name)
Ariyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (280 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Ariyan's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ariyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
280 births
- 2020s
2020s
239 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 280 births (47% of all-time use).
How Ariyan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ariyan's total volume
Ariyan by state
Where Ariyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 70 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 38 | 6.3% |
| #3 | California | | 36 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
70 of 600 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ariyan's data
- Ariyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (280 total births) through the 2020s (239) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ariyans (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ariyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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 Ariyan 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.