Unisex name · since 1971

Aryn

Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 2,946 babies named Aryn, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,635 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,578 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,946
born since 1971
1990s
peak decade

Aryn currently ranks #4578 among unisex names in America, with 2,946 babies recorded since 1971.

Aryn has 2,946 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4578 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.

  • #3,635 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,578 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,946 born since 1971
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aryn ranks #3,635 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,578 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,946 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.

#3,635 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,578 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,946
born since 1971
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%73.5%
Aryn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aryn's 2,946 recorded births place it above 94.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

19 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Aryn compares

2,946 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Aryn's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aryn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,946 376 567,345
Peak-year births 100 21 19,840

Aryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Aryn's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 100, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Aryn popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
100
Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
050100150 197119781985199219992006201320202025 30

Aryn popularity over time - boys

427 total births recorded since 1972 (Aryn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 427 births
0510152025 19721985199219992005201120172025 12

Aryn by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (872 births, 30% of the file).

1990s was Aryn's strongest decade.

872 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Aryn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 872 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Aryn 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 Aryn's total volume

Aryn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -131, 2.1%-84, 9.1%-29, 9.4%-142, 2.4%-131, 2.1%-96, 2.6%-44, 10.4%-48, 8.5%-41, 9.1%-146, 3%-132, 2.6%-92, 5.1%-34, 9.1%-34, 6.2%-58, 6.7%Aryn-55, 3.4%Aryn
Aryn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Aryn by state

Where Aryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aryn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
253 8.6%
#2 California
185 6.3%
#3 Ohio
84 2.9%
#4 Florida
47 1.6%
#5 Georgia
42 1.4%
#6 Michigan
38 1.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
29 1.0%
#8 Maryland
26 0.9%
Texas share of Aryn's total US births 8.6%
Even split

253 of 2,946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Aryn appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aryn?
Aryn has been given to 2,946 babies in the U.S. since 1971, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,635 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,578 of 17,297. 100 babies were born in 1993, its single highest year.
Where does Aryn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aryn ranks #3,635 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,578 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aryn most popular?
Aryn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 872 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Aryn most popular?
The top states for the name Aryn are Texas (253 births), California (185 births), Ohio (84 births).
Is Aryn a unisex name?
Yes, Aryn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 2,946 births, and as a boy's name it has 427 births.
How long has the name Aryn been used?
The SSA has tracked Aryn since 1971 -- 55 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Aryn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arya, Aryanna, Aryana, Aryah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aryn's data

  • Aryn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (872 total births); usage has since declined to 264 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Aryns (253 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aryn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1971–2025 (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 Aryn 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.