girl's name

Arantxa

  • Origin Basque
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 683

Arantxa is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Arantxa is a name of Basque origin.
  • Peaked in 2015, when 76 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1991.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Arantxa over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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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Births named Arantxa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 119
2000s 104
2010s 264
2020s (to 2025) 68

How popular is Arantxa?

In 2025, Arantxa was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Arantxa is used

England & Wales #5,291 3 in 2005
France #6,142 5 in 2016
United States #13,348 6 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Arantxa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Arantxa also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arantxa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Arantxa

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arantxa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Arantxa

How popular is the name Arantxa?

In 2025, Arantxa was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Arantxa a girl's or a boy's name?

Arantxa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Arantxa?

Arantxa has 3 syllables.

When was Arantxa most popular?

Arantxa peaked in 2015, when 76 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Arantxa a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arantxa currently ranks #13,348 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.