US rank #1710 Girls' name Peak 2019 2,062 births

Aryah — #1710 US girls' name

2,062 babies named Aryah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s232000s3172010s10142020s708
#1710
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Aryah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

161 babies were named Aryah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aryah

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,062 babies named Aryah between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aryah currently holds the #1710 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 161 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aryah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,014 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aryah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 184 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aryah in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aryah 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 2,062 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.

Aryah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,062

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2019

161 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,710

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aryah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
161
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Aryah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,014 births that decade — 49% of Aryah's all-time total
1990s232000s3172010s10142020s708

Aryah by state

Where Aryah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aryah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
184 8.9%
#2 California
183 8.9%
#3 Florida
116 5.6%
#4 New York
74 3.6%
#5 Ohio
65 3.2%
#6 Michigan
35 1.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
34 1.6%
#8 Georgia
31 1.5%
Texas share of Aryah's total US births 8.9%
Even split

184 of 2,062 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Aryah appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aryah?
2,062 babies have been named Aryah since 1998. It currently ranks #1710 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 161 births.
When was Aryah most popular?
Aryah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,014 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Aryah most popular?
The top states for the name Aryah are Texas (184 births), California (183 births), Florida (116 births).
How long has the name Aryah been used?
Aryah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aryah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arya, Aryanna, Aryana, Aryn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.