Aariyah
Aariyah was the 3713th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2508th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 749 places. More babies were named Aariyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ariyah) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,713 girls, down 698 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201870 babies
- Total since 1880
- 862babies recorded
What does the name Aariyah mean?
Aariyah is a spelling of Ariyah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ariyah's meaning and origin.
Ariyah is a modern American girl's name, recorded in the US only since the late 1990s. Wiktionary lists it without an etymology. It appears to be a spelling of Aria or Ariah, influenced by names ending in -iyah such as Aaliyah. Wiktionary explains Aria as a 21st-century English name from the musical term aria, with similar-sounding names in Hebrew and Sanskrit.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern spelling; no documented origin.
Related names: Aria, Ariah, Arya.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ariyah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aria', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Aariyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,713 | 40 |
| 2020 | #3,015 | 53 |
| 2010 | #6,182 | 21 |
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How popular is Aariyah, counting every spelling?
Aariyah is a spelling of Ariyah, a name family that ranked #247 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,713 for Aariyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,384 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariyah | 836 | #367 | 4,439 |
| Ariya | 476 | #615 | 2,734 |
| Aariyah | 40 | #3,713 | 226 |
| Aariya | 21 | #5,723 | 73 |
| Arriyah | 11 | #8,933 | 60 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aariyah?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aariyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aariyah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aariyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aariyah?
About 900 people born in the US named Aariyah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Aariyah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aariyah by state
How common Aariyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aariyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aariyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aariyah
How popular is the name Aariyah?
Aariyah was the 3713th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2508th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 749 places. More babies were named Aariyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aariyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aariyah in the US.
Where is Aariyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aariyah was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Georgia.