Boys' name · since 2007
Ariz
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 214 babies named Ariz, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 214
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ariz is the #4121 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 214 recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Ariz recorded 214 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #4121 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, 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 2007 to 2025.
- #12,519 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,121 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 214 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariz ranks #12,519 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,121 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 214 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 214
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ariz's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ariz compares
214 39th percentile among 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
Ariz's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 214 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ariz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ariz's full recorded timeline at 2016, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ariz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Ariz by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (102 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Ariz's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ariz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 102 births (48% of all-time use).
Ariz by state
Where Ariz concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
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What to do with Ariz's data
- New York records the most Arizs (7 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ariz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Ariz 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.