Araya
Girl name · #1052 in 2025 · Rare
Araya is currently the #1052 girl name in the United States — 235 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1362, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,660 girls born in 2025 was named Araya.
The 46-year story
Araya first appears in the Social Security records in 1979, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 310 babies and a rank of #899. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Araya per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Araya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Araya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Araya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Araya is most common
Geography matters for names, and Araya is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Araya is most common in NC (0.2 per 1,000), NY (0.2 per 1,000), FL (0.2 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Araya is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Araya
Statistically, parents drawn to Araya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Avaya, Aya, Inaya, Naya, and Zaya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Araya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 235 | #1052 |
| 2024 | 230 | #1077 |
| 2023 | 258 | #989 |
| 2022 | 310 | #899 |
| 2021 | 240 | #1051 |
| 2020 | 181 | #1256 |
| 2019 | 178 | #1291 |
| 2018 | 189 | #1233 |
| 2017 | 185 | #1274 |
| 2016 | 171 | #1371 |
| 2015 | 174 | #1362 |
| 2014 | 151 | #1479 |
| 2013 | 120 | #1725 |
| 2012 | 123 | #1698 |
| 2011 | 120 | #1722 |
| 2010 | 103 | #1942 |
| 2009 | 119 | #1810 |
| 2008 | 110 | #1913 |
| 2007 | 130 | #1689 |
| 2006 | 119 | #1743 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1803 |
| 2004 | 89 | #2044 |
| 2003 | 70 | #2368 |
| 2002 | 72 | #2263 |
| 2001 | 79 | #2096 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Araya a popular girl name?
Araya ranked #1052 among girls in 2025 with 235 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1362.
When was the name Araya most popular?
Araya peaked in 2022, when 310 American girls received the name (ranked #899 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Araya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,660 newborn American girls was named Araya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.