Unisex name · since 1986
Arya
29,536 babies named Arya in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #158 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,536
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arya is the #158 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 29,536 recorded since 1986.
Arya has 29,536 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #158 as of the latest data, more common than 99.1% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #158 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 29,536 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arya ranks #846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #158 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 29,536 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #158 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,536
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arya's 29,536 recorded births place it above 98.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arya compares
29,536 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Arya's all-time total is 79x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,536 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,051 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arya's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 3,051, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 3,051
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Arya popularity over time - boys
2,335 total births recorded since 1982 (Arya as boys' name)
Arya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,433 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Arya's strongest decade.
15,433 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Arya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s 1,229
2000s
1,229 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,433 births
- 2020s
2020s
12,786 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,433 births (52% of all-time use).
How Arya 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 Arya's total volume
Arya by state
Where Arya concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,203 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,908 | 9.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,080 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,049 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,143 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,102 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 991 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 849 | 2.9% |
4,203 of 29,536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Arya appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arya's data
- Arya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,433 total births) through the 2020s (12,786) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aryas (4,203 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Arya 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.