Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Ariah

Meaning From Hebrew אַרְיֵה (“God has promised Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #636 Trend ↓ Falling 37%

From Hebrew אַרְיֵה (“God has promised.

Rank 2025
#636
among girls · ↓51 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
457
named Ariah · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,517
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
1,053 babies
All-time total
11,751
#1,517 all-time among girls
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Ariah popularity over time

11,751 babies have been named Ariah since 1991, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 311 – 311 31 – #2,085
2000s 1,510 6 1,516 152 +387% #1,059
2010s 6,094 48 6,142 614 +305% #311
2020s (to 2025) 3,760 22 3,782 630 +3% #400

Where Ariah 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 422 0.26 outside top 500
2027 395 0.25 outside top 500
2028 373 0.23 outside top 500
2029 355 0.22 outside top 500
2030 341 0.21 outside top 500

Where Ariah is most popular

Girls named Ariah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.368 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Mississippi, and Nevada.

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 Ariah 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
New Mexico 41 1.69 +359%
Mississippi 42 0.898 +144%
Nevada 34 0.732 +99%
Louisiana 60 0.685 +86%
Maryland 68 0.642 +75%
Georgia 141 0.621 +69%
Alabama 58 0.618 +68%
Connecticut 34 0.584 +59%
Oklahoma 41 0.557 +52%
Florida 231 0.540 +47%
Arizona 75 0.535 +45%
Delaware 6 0.529 +44%
South Carolina 46 0.512 +39%
Ohio 121 0.510 +39%
Indiana 70 0.499 +36%
North Carolina 113 0.496 +35%
Virginia 80 0.469 +28%
New York 182 0.460 +25%
West Virginia 12 0.458 +25%
Tennessee 70 0.442 +20%
Arkansas 23 0.435 +18%
Texas 345 0.429 +17%
Michigan 74 0.406 +11%
Missouri 47 0.390 +6%
Pennsylvania 92 0.389 +6%
California 323 0.384 +5%
North Dakota 5 0.380 ≈ national
Illinois 87 0.380 ≈ national
Washington 51 0.353 ≈ national
New Jersey 62 0.343 -7%
Oregon 21 0.323 -12%
Kentucky 26 0.304 -17%
Utah 25 0.300 -18%
Colorado 33 0.296 -20%
Wisconsin 27 0.262 -29%
Idaho 5 0.149 -59%
Minnesota 15 0.139 -62%
Iowa 7 0.120 -67%
Massachusetts 11 0.091 -75%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Ariah

Ariah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #636 in 2025 with 457 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 11,751 American babies have been named Ariah. Its peak came in 2016, when 1,053 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 Ariah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ariah?

The median living Ariah is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 12 thousand people named Ariah are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Ariah 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 457 #636 – –
2024 516 #585 10 #7,814
2023 593 #512 – –
2022 688 #461 5 #12,496
2021 728 #433 – –
2020 778 #400 7 #9,641
2019 869 #364 9 #8,257
2018 926 #343 8 #8,884
2017 1,011 #323 – –
2016 1,046 #311 7 #9,731
2015 608 #515 8 #8,802
2014 409 #692 8 #8,843
2013 388 #715 8 #8,856
2012 329 #814 – –
2011 252 #999 – –
2010 256 #989 – –
2009 241 #1,059 6 #11,099
2008 226 #1,137 – –
2007 176 #1,373 – –
2006 177 #1,325 – –
2005 177 #1,267 – –
2004 120 #1,616 – –
2003 126 #1,534 – –
2002 98 #1,824 – –
2001 86 #1,980 – –
2000 83 #1,999 – –
1995 21 #4,684 – –
1990 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ariah?

The median living Ariah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Ariahs are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Ariah are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Ariah are alive in the United States, based on 11,751 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ariah mean?

From Hebrew אַרְיֵה (“God has promised.

How popular is the name Ariah in 2025?

Ariah ranked #636 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 457 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ariah?

11,751 babies have been named Ariah in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ariah most popular?

Ariah peaked in 2016, when 1,053 newborns received the name.

Is Ariah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ariah rising or falling?

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

Will Ariah become more popular?

Ariah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 341 girls named Ariah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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