Girls' name · since 1989
Arkia
Arkia has 16 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #48,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Arkia since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Arkia recorded 16 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1999.
- #48,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arkia ranks #48,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #48,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arkia's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arkia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arkia's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arkia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1999
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Arkia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1990s was Arkia's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Arkia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arkia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1989–1999 (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 Arkia 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.