Recorded 1991–2011 Girls' name Peak 2000 32 births

Arooj — girls' name

32 babies named Arooj in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

32 girls have been named Arooj since 1991, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

32
total births
1991–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Arooj was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Arooj in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arooj

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Arooj between 1991 and 2011, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arooj currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arooj performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arooj shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arooj in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arooj at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

32

Since 1991

21 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1991

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2011

Arooj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1991

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Arooj by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 47% of Arooj's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arooj?
32 babies have been named Arooj since 1991. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Arooj most popular?
Arooj was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Arooj been used?
Arooj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 21 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Arooj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aron, Arora, Arohi, Aroush, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.