girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Ariyah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #367 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#367
among girls · ↓23 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
836
named Ariyah · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,923
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
927 babies
All-time total
11,120
#1,557 all-time among girls
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Ariyah popularity over time

11,120 babies have been named Ariyah since 1998, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 22 2 – #6,404
2000s 816 82 +3609% #1,410
2010s 5,033 503 +517% #347
2020s (to 2025) 5,249 875 +74% #335

Where Ariyah 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 839 0.52 #364
2027 841 0.52 #363
2028 843 0.52 #363
2029 845 0.53 #362
2030 846 0.53 #362

Where Ariyah is most popular

Girls named Ariyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.547 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Georgia, and Louisiana.

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 Ariyah 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
Mississippi 82 1.75 +220%
Georgia 304 1.34 +145%
Louisiana 109 1.25 +128%
Alabama 112 1.19 +118%
District of Columbia 14 1.18 +116%
South Carolina 105 1.17 +113%
New Mexico 27 1.11 +103%
Delaware 12 1.06 +93%
Maryland 109 1.03 +88%
Nevada 44 0.947 +73%
North Carolina 190 0.835 +53%
Florida 347 0.811 +48%
Tennessee 126 0.795 +45%
Ohio 182 0.767 +40%
Virginia 127 0.745 +36%
Indiana 97 0.691 +26%
Kentucky 58 0.678 +24%
Michigan 119 0.653 +19%
West Virginia 17 0.649 +19%
Arkansas 34 0.643 +18%
Connecticut 37 0.636 +16%
Texas 503 0.625 +14%
Pennsylvania 144 0.609 +11%
Missouri 73 0.606 +11%
Oklahoma 44 0.598 +9%
Kansas 34 0.589 +8%
Wisconsin 59 0.573 +5%
New York 220 0.556 ≈ national
Arizona 76 0.542 ≈ national
Colorado 59 0.529 ≈ national
Illinois 120 0.524 ≈ national
Iowa 30 0.513 -6%
California 405 0.482 -12%
New Jersey 80 0.443 -19%
Minnesota 43 0.398 -27%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -30%
Nebraska 13 0.362 -34%
Massachusetts 43 0.356 -35%
South Dakota 5 0.350 -36%
Washington 50 0.346 -37%
Oregon 16 0.246 -55%
Idaho 6 0.179 -67%
Utah 12 0.144 -74%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
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 Ariyah

Ariyah is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #367 in 2025 with 836 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 11,120 American babies have been named Ariyah. Its peak came in 2023, when 927 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Ariyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ariyah?

The median living Ariyah is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 9. An estimated 11 thousand people named Ariyah are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Ariyah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 836 #367
2024 907 #344
2023 927 #335
2022 862 #369
2021 907 #346
2020 810 #381
2019 909 #347
2018 912 #348
2017 748 #426
2016 713 #452
2015 482 #607
2014 289 #933
2013 307 #847
2012 248 #1,020
2011 221 #1,117
2010 204 #1,190
2009 167 #1,410
2008 129 #1,720
2007 112 #1,869
2006 106 #1,906
2005 86 #2,141
2004 70 #2,425
2003 53 #2,889
2002 35 #3,739
2001 36 #3,640
2000 22 #5,162
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ariyah?

The median living Ariyah is about 6 years old. Half of all living Ariyahs are between 3 and 9 years old.

How many people named Ariyah are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Ariyah are alive in the United States, based on 11,120 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ariyah in 2025?

Ariyah ranked #367 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 836 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ariyah?

11,120 babies have been named Ariyah in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ariyah most popular?

Ariyah peaked in 2023, when 927 newborns received the name.

Is Ariyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ariyah rising or falling?

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

Will Ariyah become more popular?

Ariyah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 846 girls named Ariyah in 2030, ranking around #362. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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