Arayah
Arayah was the 1991st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1878th; the most babies were born in 2015 (106). Over the last ten years it has moved down 82 places. More babies were named Arayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,991 girls, up 61 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 96girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015106 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,590babies recorded
Arayah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,991 | 96 |
| 2020 | #2,052 | 90 |
| 2010 | #3,753 | 41 |
| 2000 | #8,596 | 11 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arayah, counting every spelling?
Arayah is a spelling of Araya, a name family that ranked #764 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,991 for Arayah on its own. Together these spellings went to 359 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Araya | 235 | #1,052 | 1,273 |
| Arayah | 96 | #1,991 | 510 |
| Araia | 7 | #12,042 | 46 |
| Araiah | 9 | #10,188 | 39 |
| Arrayah | — | — | 30 |
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 Arayah?
96 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arayah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arayah 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 87 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arayah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arayah?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Arayah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Arayah 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.
Arayah by state
How common Arayah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.7×), North Carolina (2.0×), Florida (1.7×). In 34 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 Arayah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arayah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arayah
How popular is the name Arayah?
Arayah was the 1991st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1878th; the most babies were born in 2015 (106). Over the last ten years it has moved down 82 places. More babies were named Arayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Arayah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Arayah in the US.
Where is Arayah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arayah was most common in Ohio (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Indiana.