Ariah

#636 for girls in 2025, 457 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #7,765
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
2016 · 1,046 births
Debut · girls
21 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
11,675
since 1991

Ariah over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ariah has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016peak #310, 2016girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#636457—
2024#585516#7,76510
2023#512593—
2022#461688#12,3305
2021#433728—
2020#400778#9,5547
2019#364869#8,2159
2018#343926#8,8198
2017#3231,011—
2016#3101,046#9,6647
2015#515608#8,7448
2014#692409#8,7818
2013#715388#8,7898
2012#814329—
2011#999252—
2010#988256—
2009#1,059241#10,9946
2008#1,137226—
2007#1,370176—
2006#1,324177—
2005#1,265177—
2004#1,614120—
2003#1,534126—
2002#1,82198—
2001#1,97886—
2000#1,99883—
1999#2,30764—
1998#2,08370—
1997#2,82043—
1996#3,42933—
1995#4,67721—
1994#3,44832—
1993#7,03812—
1992#6,00815—
1991#4,65021—
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First appearance
1991

The first year at least five girls were named Ariah! It came in at #4,650, and was given to 21 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1992–1993, when fewer than 16 girls a year got the name.

Where Ariah is popular in 2016

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedNHWashington: #404 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,786 girlsWAIdaho: #377 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #522 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,454 girlsMNIllinois: #421 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,987 girlsILWisconsin: #344 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,456 girlsWIMichigan: #319 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsMINew York: #291 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsNYMassachusetts: #477 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,316 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedRIOregon: #325 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsORNevada: #259 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedSDIowa: #332 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsIAIndiana: #333 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsINOhio: #346 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,578 girlsOHPennsylvania: #321 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,440 girlsPANew Jersey: #223 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsNJConnecticut: #325 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsCTCalifornia: #374 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 1,869 girlsCAUtah: #622 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,008 girlsUTColorado: #249 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsCONebraska: #276 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsNEMissouri: #372 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsMOKentucky: #568 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,608 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedWVVirginia: #278 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsVAMaryland: #214 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 890 girlsMDDelaware: #153 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 439 girlsDEArizona: #274 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsAZNew Mexico: #316 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsNMKansas: #522 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,101 girlsKSArkansas: #422 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,612 girlsARTennessee: #476 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,069 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #332 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #212 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 812 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ariah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #297 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsOKLouisiana: #252 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 954 girlsLAMississippi: #192 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 693 girlsMSAlabama: #219 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 881 girlsALGeorgia: #233 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsGAHawaii: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 624 girlsHITexas: #336 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,690 girlsTXFlorida: #189 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 894 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#153 · 1 in 439
  2. Florida#189 · 1 in 894
  3. Mississippi#192 · 1 in 693
  4. South Carolina#212 · 1 in 812
  5. Maryland#214 · 1 in 890

Best ever in a state: #111 in New Mexico, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#15361 in 439
Florida#189971 in 894
Mississippi#192161 in 693
South Carolina#212221 in 812
Maryland#214271 in 890
Hawaii#21851 in 624
Alabama#219221 in 881
New Jersey#223361 in 1,016
Georgia#233481 in 1,001
Colorado#249231 in 1,024
Louisiana#252221 in 954
Nevada#259111 in 1,015
Arizona#274261 in 1,190
Nebraska#27681 in 1,011
Virginia#278311 in 1,198
New York#291641 in 1,404
Oklahoma#297141 in 1,199
New Mexico#31661 in 1,056
Michigan#319301 in 1,402
Pennsylvania#321361 in 1,440
Connecticut#32591 in 1,369
Oregon#325121 in 1,267
Iowa#332101 in 1,300
North Carolina#332311 in 1,462
Indiana#333211 in 1,443
Texas#336991 in 1,690
Wisconsin#344161 in 1,456
Ohio#346331 in 1,578
Missouri#372171 in 1,596
California#3741091 in 1,869
Idaho#37751 in 1,287
Washington#404181 in 1,786
Illinois#421291 in 1,987
Arkansas#42271 in 1,612
Tennessee#476151 in 2,069
Massachusetts#477111 in 2,316
Kansas#52261 in 2,101
Minnesota#522101 in 2,454
Kentucky#56871 in 2,608
Utah#62261 in 3,008
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ariah
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 51 spots since 2024 (#585 → #636)
  • 236 spots since 2020 (#400 → #636)
  • 121 spots since 2015 (#515 → #636)
  • Biggest jump: 205 spots in 2016 (#515 → #310)
  • Biggest drop: 73 spots in 2024 (#512 → #585)
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1991
  • Peaked 2016 at #310 (1,046 births)
  • Births halved by 2024, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 2010–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,694
  • Highest: 1 in 1,694 girls born in 2016 were named Ariah (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,517 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 52.2% of all girls named Ariah (6,094) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s311#2,083 (1998)#4,051
2000s1,510#1,059 (2009)#1,510
2010s6,094#310 (2016)#606
2020s3,760#400 (2020)#505

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ariah in 2016

girls
#310
1,046 births · 1 in 1,694 girls
boys
#9,664
7 births · 1 in 271,105 boys

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #310Ariah1,046

Top boys' names in 2016

  1. #1Noah19,188
  2. #2Liam18,277
  3. #3William15,810
  4. #4Mason15,287
  5. #5James14,920
  6. #6Benjamin14,686
  7. #7Jacob14,559
  8. #8Michael14,145
  9. #9Elijah13,982
  10. #10Ethan13,855
  11. #9,664Ariah7
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 1,694 of them was named Ariah, which outranked 98.4% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ariah
  1. #307Talia1,062
  2. #308Vera1,059
  3. #309Nina1,047
  4. #310Ariah1,046
  5. #310Allie1,046
  6. #312Addilyn1,040
  7. #313Keira1,038
  8. #314Phoebe1,036

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 271,105 of them was named Ariah, which outranked 32.0% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ariah
  1. #8,816Zymarion8
  2. #8,816Zyree8
  3. #8,816Zyrion8
  4. #9,664Ariah7
  5. #9,664Aagam7
  6. #9,664Aaqil7
  7. #9,664Aarit7
  8. #10,744Aadhavan6
  9. #10,744Aaravreddy6
  10. #10,744Aavin6

Tied with 1,079 names at #9,664; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,327Kylo#3,231 → #904
  2. ↑ 355Creed#1,340 → #985
  3. ↑ 349Benicio#1,327 → #978
  4. ↑ 303Adonis#698 → #395
  5. ↑ 291Fox#1,035 → #744
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Jonael#922 → #1,399
  2. ↓ 238Aaden#784 → #1,022
  3. ↓ 233Triston#950 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 223Freddy#993 → #1,216
  5. ↓ 207Chace#934 → #1,141

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2016 →