Arayah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,991

among girls · ↓35 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Arayah · -5% vs 2024

How common

1 in 16,742

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2015

106 babies

All-time total

1,590

#5,487 all-time among girls

First recorded

1997

in Social Security records

Arayah popularity over time

1,590 babies have been named Arayah since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1990s	11	1	–	#12,849
2000s	272	27	+2373%	#3,127
2010s	707	71	+160%	#1,909
2020s (to 2025)	600	100	+41%	#1,878

Where Arayah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	97	0.06	outside top 500
2027	99	0.06	outside top 500
2028	100	0.06	outside top 500
2029	101	0.06	outside top 500
2030	102	0.06	outside top 500

Where Arayah is most popular

Girls named Arayah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.063 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, North Carolina, and Indiana.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Arayah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Ohio	40	0.169	+168%
North Carolina	29	0.127	+103%
Indiana	16	0.114	+81%
Florida	46	0.108	+71%
Oklahoma	6	0.082	+30%
Pennsylvania	17	0.072	+14%
Louisiana	6	0.069	+9%
Virginia	10	0.059	-7%
Wisconsin	5	0.049	-23%
Colorado	5	0.045	-29%
Missouri	5	0.041	-34%
Washington	5	0.035	-45%
California	28	0.033	-47%
Michigan	5	0.027	-56%
Georgia	6	0.026	-58%
Texas	17	0.021	-66%
New York	5	0.013	-80%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Arayah

Arayah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,991 in 2025 with 96 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 1,590 American babies have been named Arayah. Its peak came in 2015, when 106 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arayah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arayah?

The median living Arayah is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 1,600 people named Arayah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arayah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	96	#1,991
2024	101	#1,956
2023	106	#1,878
2022	102	#1,942
2021	105	#1,885
2020	90	#2,052
2019	98	#1,972
2018	92	#2,087
2017	77	#2,360
2016	69	#2,568
2015	106	#1,909
2014	59	#2,893
2013	63	#2,730
2012	60	#2,869
2011	42	#3,670
2010	41	#3,753
2009	54	#3,127
2008	39	#4,018
2007	37	#4,142
2006	51	#3,226
2005	21	#5,824
2004	19	#6,253
2003	20	#5,831
2002	10	#9,562
2001	10	#9,429
2000	11	#8,596
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arayah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arayah?

The median living Arayah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Arayahs are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Arayah are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Arayah are alive in the United States, based on 1,590 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arayah in 2025?

Arayah ranked #1,991 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 96 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arayah?

1,590 babies have been named Arayah in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arayah most popular?

Arayah peaked in 2015, when 106 newborns received the name.

Is Arayah a boy or girl name?

Arayah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Arayah rising or falling?

Arayah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arayah become more popular?

Arayah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 102 girls named Arayah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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