Recorded 1919–2014 Girls' name Peak 2013 21 births

Arrah — girls' name

21 babies named Arrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 girls have been named Arrah since 1919, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2014.

21
total births
1919–2014
years on record
2010s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Arrah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

6 babies were named Arrah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arrah

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Arrah between 1919 and 2014, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arrah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arrah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arrah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arrah 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 21 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.

Arrah at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

21

Since 1919

96 years of records

Peak year

2013

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1919

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2014

Arrah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1919

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2013)
6
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Arrah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 52% of Arrah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arrah?
21 babies have been named Arrah since 1919. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2013 with 6 births.
When was Arrah most popular?
Arrah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Arrah been used?
Arrah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 96 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Arrah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arrie, Arriana, Arrianna, Arrow, 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, 1919–2014 (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.