girl's name
Ariam
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 904
Ariam is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 42 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 97,513 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Ariam 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 25 |
| 2000s | 100 |
| 2010s | 234 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 205 |
How popular is Ariam?
In 2025, Ariam was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ariam 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 Ariam
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ariam also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ariam over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ariam
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ariam — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ariam
How popular is the name Ariam?
In 2025, Ariam was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ariam a girl's or a boy's name?
Ariam is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ariam most popular?
Ariam peaked in 2021, when 42 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ariam a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ariam currently ranks #1,122 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.