Girls' name · since 1991

Ariyana

3,402 babies named Ariyana in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,319 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,606 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,402
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Ariyana is the #4606 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,402 recorded since 1991.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariyana has been recorded 3,402 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #4606 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.

  • #3,319 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,606 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,402 born since 1991
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariyana ranks #3,319 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,606 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,402 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,319 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,606 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,402
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%73.3%
Ariyana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Ariyana's 3,402 recorded births place it above 95.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

27 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.

How Ariyana compares

3,402 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Ariyana's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ariyana Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,402 376 567,345
Peak-year births 206 21 19,840

Ariyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ariyana splits its recorded history at 2008: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 206 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ariyana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
206
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
050100150200250 19911996200120062011201620212025 30

Ariyana by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,470 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Ariyana's strongest decade.

1,470 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Ariyana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,470 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ariyana 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 Ariyana's total volume

Ariyana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -76, 5.1%-146, 1.8%-125, 3.5%-35, 14%-31, 5.4%-138, 2.4%-115, 2.9%-106, 2.5%-80, 7.4%-146, 2.1%-71, 4.6%-65, 4.4%-110, 3.2%-134, 1.8%-126, 2.6%Ariyana-35, 6.1%Ariyana
Ariyana vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ariyana by state

Where Ariyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ariyana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
311 9.1%
#2 Texas
289 8.5%
#3 California
267 7.8%
#4 Georgia
186 5.5%
#5 North Carolina
158 4.6%
#6 New York
156 4.6%
#7 Virginia
143 4.2%
#8 Illinois
83 2.4%
Florida share of Ariyana's total US births 9.1%
Even split

311 of 3,402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Ariyana appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ariyana?
Since 1991, Social Security records show 3,402 babies named Ariyana. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,319 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,606 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 206 births.
Where does Ariyana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariyana ranks #3,319 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,606 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ariyana most popular?
Ariyana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,470 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Ariyana most popular?
The top states for the name Ariyana are Florida (311 births), Texas (289 births), California (267 births).
How long has the name Ariyana been used?
The SSA has tracked Ariyana since 1991 -- 35 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ariyana?
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.

What to do with Ariyana's data

  • Ariyana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,470 total births); usage has since declined to 337 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Florida records the most Ariyanas (311 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ariyana

Nearby Names Like Ariyana

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ariyana

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ariyana

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ariyana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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 Ariyana 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.