girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Aria

Meaning A female given name from English Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #26 Trend → Stable

A female given name from English.

Rank 2025
#26
among girls · unchanged vs 2024
Babies in 2025
6,152
named Aria · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 262
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
7,454 babies
All-time total
96,373
#391 all-time among girls
First recorded
1900
in Social Security records

Aria popularity over time

96,373 babies have been named Aria since 1900, 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
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 21 – 21 2 – #1,487
1910s 48 – 48 5 +129% #2,158
1920s 47 – 47 5 -2% #3,127
1930s 5 – 5 1 -89% #4,589
1940s 22 – 22 2 +340% #3,603
1950s 38 – 38 4 +73% #4,857
1960s 30 – 30 3 -21% #5,476
1970s 181 – 181 18 +503% #2,841
1980s 516 62 578 58 +219% #1,672
1990s 1,270 160 1,430 143 +147% #1,014
2000s 4,173 162 4,335 434 +203% #506
2010s 52,264 191 52,455 5,246 +1110% #19
2020s (to 2025) 37,059 124 37,183 6,197 +18% #22

Where Aria 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 6,025 3.75 #28
2027 5,937 3.69 #29
2028 5,864 3.65 #29
2029 5,802 3.61 #30
2030 5,750 3.58 #30

Where Aria is most popular

Girls named Aria per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 3.81 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Rhode Island, and New Mexico.

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 Aria 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
Hawaii 146 12.7 +234%
Rhode Island 126 10.1 +164%
New Mexico 237 9.75 +156%
Alaska 77 8.94 +135%
Delaware 94 8.29 +117%
District of Columbia 87 7.34 +93%
Arizona 961 6.85 +80%
Wyoming 28 6.57 +72%
Nevada 305 6.57 +72%
Connecticut 358 6.15 +61%
California 4,907 5.84 +53%
South Dakota 81 5.67 +49%
North Dakota 73 5.55 +46%
Maine 84 5.43 +43%
Florida 2,323 5.43 +42%
New Hampshire 98 5.31 +39%
Vermont 25 5.16 +35%
Montana 69 5.10 +34%
Washington 730 5.05 +33%
West Virginia 126 4.81 +26%
Colorado 536 4.80 +26%
New Jersey 865 4.79 +26%
Michigan 857 4.70 +23%
Illinois 1,068 4.67 +22%
Maryland 494 4.66 +22%
Oregon 303 4.65 +22%
New York 1,840 4.65 +22%
Massachusetts 559 4.62 +21%
Ohio 1,086 4.58 +20%
Idaho 149 4.45 +17%
Wisconsin 443 4.30 +13%
Texas 3,418 4.25 +12%
Virginia 724 4.25 +11%
Pennsylvania 1,004 4.25 +11%
Georgia 931 4.10 +8%
Nebraska 147 4.09 +7%
Mississippi 190 4.06 +7%
South Carolina 362 4.03 +6%
Utah 333 4.00 +5%
Minnesota 431 3.99 +5%
Arkansas 210 3.97 ≈ national
Indiana 539 3.84 ≈ national
Kansas 218 3.78 ≈ national
North Carolina 859 3.77 ≈ national
Missouri 441 3.66 ≈ national
Iowa 212 3.63 -5%
Louisiana 316 3.61 -5%
Oklahoma 260 3.53 -7%
Alabama 329 3.50 -8%
Tennessee 549 3.47 -9%
Kentucky 295 3.45 -9%

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 Aria

Aria is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #26 in 2025 with 6,130 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1900, 96,373 American babies have been named Aria. Its peak came in 2018, when 7,454 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 Aria stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aria?

The median living Aria is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 96 thousand people named Aria are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Aria year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 6,130 #26 22 #4,550
2024 5,956 #26 21 #4,716
2023 6,024 #25 23 #4,465
2022 6,406 #23 21 #4,714
2021 6,400 #22 21 #4,640
2020 6,143 #27 16 #5,471
2019 7,120 #20 19 #4,973
2018 7,437 #19 17 #5,337
2017 7,168 #20 28 #3,784
2016 6,949 #23 16 #5,570
2015 6,419 #29 21 #4,554
2014 5,933 #31 14 #6,015
2013 5,118 #41 21 #4,474
2012 3,233 #92 18 #5,048
2011 1,983 #157 22 #4,368
2010 904 #353 15 #5,754
2009 596 #506 9 #8,348
2008 541 #571 9 #8,365
2007 530 #567 13 #6,291
2006 444 #653 12 #6,485
2005 384 #711 19 #4,481
2004 403 #684 17 #4,810
2003 402 #662 17 #4,623
2002 331 #736 17 #4,515
2001 321 #746 33 #2,805
2000 221 #957 16 #4,594
1995 151 #1,153 17 #3,709
1990 90 #1,644 19 #3,176
1985 46 #2,224 – –
1980 35 #2,655 – –
1975 13 #4,610 – –
1970 15 #3,881 – –
1965 6 #5,843 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 5 #4,589 – –
1925 10 #3,127 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 10 #2,707 – –
1910 6 #2,158 – –
1905 5 #1,951 – –
1900 5 #1,949 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Aria

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aria Giovanni Aria Giovanni American model and erotic glamour actress b. 1977 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Aria Wallace Aria Wallace American actress, singer and songwriter (born 1996) Contemporary
  3. 3 Aria Jasour Hasegawa Aria Jasour Hasegawa Japanese footballer b. 1988 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aria?

The median living Aria is about 7 years old. Half of all living Arias are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Aria are alive today?

An estimated 96 thousand people named Aria are alive in the United States, based on 96,373 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aria mean?

A female given name from English.

How popular is the name Aria in 2025?

Aria ranked #26 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 6,130 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aria?

96,373 babies have been named Aria in the United States since 1900, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aria most popular?

Aria peaked in 2018, when 7,454 newborns received the name.

Is Aria a boy or girl name?

Aria is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aria rising or falling?

Aria has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aria become more popular?

Aria is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 5,750 girls named Aria in 2030, which would rank around #30. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aria?

Well-known people named Aria include Aria Giovanni (actor), Aria Wallace (actor), Aria Jasour Hasegawa (soccer player).

Names like Aria

Names that sound and feel close to Aria: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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