Feminine dossier · first seen 1998

Ariyah

Stable Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2023
Peak births
927
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha

Quick answers about Ariyah

How many people are named Ariyah?

An estimated 11,025 living Americans are named Ariyah.

How rare is Ariyah?

Ariyah is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 836 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 9.8% from its 2023 peak.

How old is the typical Ariyah?

The median age of a living American named Ariyah is approximately 7 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 10 years old.

Is Ariyah still popular?

Yes. Ariyah is holding steady, with 836 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.

Where is Ariyah most common?

Ariyah has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.

1998Peak 20232025
peak 2023 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
9.8%
2025
836
All-time
11,120

Ariyah spread fast — broke out in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin (2016) and ran high in 23 states within a decade.

Broke out: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, 2016 · over-represented in 23 states over 8 years

Alabama: broke out 2016 AL Alaska: never over-represented AK Arizona: broke out 2016 AZ Arkansas: broke out 2017 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: never over-represented CO Connecticut: broke out 2017 CT Delaware: broke out 2018 DE District of Columbia: broke out 2021 DC Florida: broke out 2017 FL Georgia: broke out 2016 GA Hawaii: broke out 2018 HI Idaho: never over-represented ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: never over-represented IN Iowa: never over-represented IA Kansas: broke out 2018 KS Kentucky: never over-represented KY Louisiana: broke out 2017 LA Maine: never over-represented ME Maryland: broke out 2019 MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: never over-represented MI Minnesota: never over-represented MN Mississippi: broke out 2016 MS Missouri: never over-represented MO Montana: never over-represented MT Nebraska: broke out 2019 NE Nevada: broke out 2022 NV New Hampshire: never over-represented NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: broke out 2018 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: broke out 2016 NC North Dakota: broke out 2024 ND Ohio: broke out 2018 OH Oklahoma: never over-represented OK Oregon: never over-represented OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: never over-represented RI South Carolina: broke out 2016 SC South Dakota: broke out 2016 SD Tennessee: never over-represented TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: never over-represented VT Virginia: never over-represented VA Washington: never over-represented WA West Virginia: broke out 2017 WV Wisconsin: broke out 2016 WI Wyoming: never over-represented WY