Aryah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,735

among girls · ↓37 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

117

named Aryah · -2% vs 2024

How common

1 in 13,737

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2019

161 babies

All-time total

2,180

#4,452 all-time among girls

First recorded

1998

in Social Security records

Aryah popularity over time

2,180 babies have been named Aryah 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

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	23	2	–	#7,588
2000s	317	32	+1278%	#3,196
2010s	1,014	101	+220%	#1,394
2020s (to 2025)	826	138	+36%	#1,444

Where Aryah 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	114	0.07	outside top 500
2027	112	0.07	outside top 500
2028	111	0.07	outside top 500
2029	109	0.07	outside top 500
2030	108	0.07	outside top 500

Where Aryah is most popular

Girls named Aryah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.083 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Indiana, and Ohio.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aryah 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
Florida	62	0.145	+74%
Indiana	19	0.135	+62%
Ohio	31	0.131	+57%
Arizona	15	0.107	+28%
North Carolina	24	0.105	+26%
Texas	79	0.098	+18%
Georgia	21	0.092	+11%
Pennsylvania	18	0.076	-9%
Michigan	13	0.071	-14%
California	59	0.070	-16%
Massachusetts	8	0.066	-21%
New York	26	0.066	-21%
Illinois	12	0.052	-37%
Tennessee	7	0.044	-47%
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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 Aryah

Aryah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,735 in 2025 with 117 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 2,180 American babies have been named Aryah. Its peak came in 2019, when 161 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 Aryah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aryah?

The median living Aryah is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 2,200 people named Aryah 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.

Aryah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	117	#1,735
2024	120	#1,698
2023	140	#1,524
2022	155	#1,444
2021	145	#1,477
2020	149	#1,448
2019	161	#1,394
2018	138	#1,569
2017	135	#1,607
2016	131	#1,649
2015	105	#1,922
2014	73	#2,472
2013	84	#2,216
2012	58	#2,940
2011	64	#2,728
2010	65	#2,730
2009	52	#3,196
2008	39	#4,020
2007	46	#3,540
2006	38	#3,932
2005	35	#4,035
2004	21	#5,767
2003	29	#4,432
2002	25	#4,783
2001	14	#7,363
2000	18	#5,965
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aryah?

The median living Aryah is about 7 years old. Half of all living Aryahs are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Aryah are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Aryah are alive in the United States, based on 2,180 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aryah mean?

Spelling variant of Ariah.

How popular is the name Aryah in 2025?

Aryah ranked #1,735 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 117 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aryah?

2,180 babies have been named Aryah in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aryah most popular?

Aryah peaked in 2019, when 161 newborns received the name.

Is Aryah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aryah rising or falling?

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

Will Aryah become more popular?

Aryah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 108 girls named Aryah 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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