girl's name
Aariyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 991
Aariyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 70 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 82,884 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2003.
Aariyah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 116 |
| 2010s | 467 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 279 |
How popular is Aariyah?
In 2025, Aariyah was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aariyah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aariyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aariyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aariyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aariyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aariyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aariyah
How popular is the name Aariyah?
In 2025, Aariyah was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Aariyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aariyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aariyah most popular?
Aariyah peaked in 2018, when 70 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Aariyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aariyah currently ranks #1,622 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.